‘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 project that was supposed to help her rebuild after Hurricane Irma After our story aired state workers definitively took care of her trouble 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 of late 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 effort called Rebuild Florida It was funded in with million dollars from the federal ruling body 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 definitively heard back from Rebuild Florida and the work began Runae moved into her new home a insufficient 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 campaign It tells Investigates that the Rebuild Florida Hurricane Irma activity has completed homes There are homes to be completed Florida Commerce s goal is to complete the remaining homes as soon as practicable Runae has particular 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 decisively over and has been replaced with a dream home Courtney Allen News