CHARLOTTE — Some families in a northwest Charlotte neighborhood are selling their homes to Mecklenburg County due to flood damage from Helene but most of them interested haven’t received their insurance claim yet, which means no sale for now.
Channel 9′s Almiya White spoke with a homeowner who has been waiting nearly two months.
Anna Davis said Wednesday she was told it would take one month to process and receive her flood insurance claim.
Months later, she’s still in limbo.
“My home sustained over 66% damage,” Davis said.
She lived along a stretch of properties on Riverside Drive where floodwaters from Helene rose into homes.
The damage led her to make a difficult decision.
“It was one that, you know, we, basically, were up all night thinking about,” Davis said.
Davis opted into Mecklenburg County’s floodplain buyout program meaning she’s selling a place she’s called home for 37 years to the county.
“It’s the tax value of your home plus 7%,” she said.
However, Davis said the battle she’s now facing is with …