‘It took a long time’: Woman moves into new home rebuilt by state agency after years of delays

Tonight particular good news for a woman who contacted Investigates about a state initiative that was supposed to help her rebuild after Hurricane Irma After our story aired state workers in the end took care of her obstacle The nightteam s Courtney Allen with the update Runae Sneed can t seem to keep the smile off her face these days Runae Sneed homeowner Yes it is a huge change She not long ago moved into a brand new home Runae Sneed Here s my kitchen area But it took nearly eight years to get here Runae Sneed A loooong time it took a long time When we met Runae in she was stressed and her home was a nightmare The ceilings were collapsing and the walls were infested with mold Runae Sneed It s kind of scary I just I don t know which direction to turn in Her home was damaged in hurricane Irma back in She couldn t afford repairs so she signed up for a undertaking called Rebuild Florida It was funded in with million dollars from the federal leadership The money was supposed to be used to fix properties damaged by Irma Runae was approved for assistance But she says help never arrived Runae Sneed I called just about every day or every other day I called Rebuild Florida I called the contractor back and forth back and forth to no avail The plan was to tear down Runae s home and build a new one Construction permits were filed in None of the work was ever completed Runae says all she got was the run-around Runae Sneed And they were telling me then that the city was the hold-up then the city s telling me that it s the contractors After our story aired Runae conclusively heard back from Rebuild Florida and the work began Runae moved into her new home a scant months ago Runae Sneed It was really amazing to see from what it looked like before to now Beautiful This is where i come in and just relax and unwind Runae is not alone in her wait for help from Rebuild Florida The Florida Department of Commerce operates the activity It tells Investigates that the Rebuild Florida Hurricane Irma project has completed homes There are homes to be completed Florida Commerce s goal is to complete the remaining homes as soon as realizable Runae has specific words of advice Runae Sneed Fight You gotta fight You got to keep on top of things And don t give up That s the biggest thing I can tell you is to don t give up After years of waiting Runae s nightmare is in the end over and has been replaced with a dream home Courtney Allen News CONTACT INVESTIGATES - -CLUE - -CLUE Investigates wsvn com