Okay, everyone. Please help if you have any experience or info about this situation.
I just got a call from my brother who is living in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He told me that the basement of our parent's house is flooded. He lives alone and now water is seeping through the concrete walls and into the basement.
Recently, Vancouver has been hit with heavy rain and snow, so that is probably the reason for the flood.
Now, my parents have no money for such an emergency repair and my brother just graduated from University. My mother lost her job about 3 months ago, and my father is unemployed.
They count as a low-income family. So my questions are:
1) Can we get financial assistance from the government? If so, does anyone know where and how I can apply for such programs?
2) Can our home insurance policy cover the repair cost? Can we make a claim? Has this been done before?
3) Other tips? Finances?
It will be expensive, I am sure of that. So what can we do? Any advice will help a long way since it is our first time in this situation!!!
Plumbing Emergency - Help Needed
January 3rd, 2007 at 03:43 am
January 3rd, 2007 at 04:08 am 1167797289
My friend's dishwasher overflowed and her policy fully covered the new floor that she had put in.
January 3rd, 2007 at 04:24 am 1167798291
I will let him know so he can call the insurance company a.s.a.p.
Let's hope for a full coverage