Saturday, February 28, 2015

PIPE BURST DAMAGES SEVERAL APARTMENTS AND DISPLACES 8 FAMILIES IN NAPLES, FL APARTMENT COMPLEX








FEBRUARY 28, 2015

NAPLES, FLORIDA

Eight families in Naples are out of a home after a major flood left heavy damage in their apartments.  Many of those residents say it was all caused by the apartment complex's failure to deal with the issue. 

"Water was just pouring down from the wall like rain," said Innocine Milfort. 
Milfort was describing the rushing flood waters that woke her up early Saturday.
"The whole house flooded," said Milfort. 

Milfort was just one of dozens of people at the Windsong Apartments on Immokalee Road who have nowhere to sleep Saturday night.  A pipe burst early Saturday morning flooded eight units in the building.  But, the problem didn't start on Saturday.

One resident says she called management on Thursday about a small leak. 
 Nothing was done.  Several other tenants say they reported the problem too.  They say management eventually came and looked at the leaks, but didn't fix it.  

Now, many of the residents are paying the price.   

We went looking for answers.  Just before our cameras starting rolling, management said they were working on the problem.  Their maintenance workers were sopping up the water for most of the day.  But, their efforts came too late.

Residents we spoke with say they do not have insurance.  They were told the Red Cross is not able to help because this is not the type of disaster they assist with.