Just because you have insurance doesn’t mean you have peace of mind. In Tampa, a home belonging to Jaime Giangrande-Holcom and her husband was ravaged by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene. Since they had flood insurance, they thought they were covered. They were wrong. When the insurance investigator came out to assess the damage, it was determined that the three-and-a-half-inch step down into their living room officially made it a “basement”…so it wasn’t covered by the policy. Now, they’re hoping measurements can prove their living room was indeed “not below ground level” as they fight the decision.
Source: WFLA