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Bridget Austin is calling it a miracle. Her family was about one to two months away from filing for bankruptcy when a home warranty company, Tarion, stepped in and saved the day.<\/p>\n

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“They’ve given us a new home warranty,” said Austin. “Now we can rebuild with no risk of stigma.”<\/p>\n

The Austins purchased a home in 2018 on Beaver Meadow Rd. in Port Sydney, thinking they’d bought the ideal property where they could raise their daughters. But after living in the home for about a month, they learned their house was full of toxic mould<\/a><\/span>, which made it unlivable.<\/p>\n

The family had to find another home to rent, while still paying the mortgage and insurance on the other home. Austin sought help from their insurance company and mortgage company for some financial reprieve.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t get any help. Our bank is not willing to do no interest or freeze the mortgage for us. We\u2019re completely on our own. We have to cover mortgage, utilities, property taxes for a home that we can\u2019t even live in and also rent, utilities and insurance [for a rental home] on one income,\u201d she said, in a previous interview with Huntsville Doppler. \u201cOur entire life is up in shambles. Financially we\u2019re broken. We\u2019re not getting any kind of assistance from anywhere, I\u2019ve gone to insurance but because it was preexisting they say our home inspector should have found it. But how is our home inspector supposed to find it if they\u2019re not allowed to lift up flooring? It was all covered up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tarion heard of the Austin’s plight after local coverage of their story garnered attention from major broadcasting networks.<\/p>\n

“They emailed me and fast-tracked our investigation. They interviewed us and our neighbours,\u201d said Austin. \u201cThey have been our saving grace, it’s a miracle. I don’t have the words to express how grateful we are. We\u2019re completely thrilled they\u2019re doing this for us. If it weren\u2019t for them we\u2019d be going bankrupt and lose our property and our house.”<\/p>\n

Melanie Kearns, director, strategic communications for Tarion Warranty Corporation, told Doppler in an email, “When we became aware of the situation, we conducted a review and determined that the home was still covered by the builder\u2019s warranty. Since the builder had not addressed the issues, we stepped in to resolve them with the homeowners and are glad we were able to assist.”<\/p>\n

Tarion has offered the Austin family their maximum payout, $300,000, to rebuild and repair their home.<\/p>\n

“Our home did cost more, so we\u2019re still out the excess, which we\u2019re hoping to recover with the lawsuit,\u201d said Austin. \u201cWe\u2019re looking to have the house torn down and rebuilding in the spring. The garage is a 600 square ft. garage, we probably won\u2019t be able to rebuild that [due to cost], but as long as we can rebuild the house part and get into a house.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Huntsville Doppler reported on this story in June, a number of local businesses stepped forward to offer the Austins help during the rebuild, from HVAC to landscaping.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re hoping there\u2019s possibilities within our community with other companies that might be willing to give us at-cost [pricing] or significant discounts or donations, anything to help us feasibly get back in our house within that budget Tarion is giving us,” she said, listing examples for flooring, drywall and so on.
\nThe family still has their Go Fund Me page set up.<\/p>\n

“It did help us for a little while with mortgage and rent,” said Austin. “I got daycare subsidy approval but I can\u2019t find registered daycare spots. I have a job offer on the table but I have no daycare. I can\u2019t take this job until we have daycare. I\u2019m on wait lists.”<\/p>\n

Despite the challenges her family still has to face, Austin said they have hope and peace of mind again.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s very uplifting to have someone sweep in and say, \u2018We\u2019ll help you’,” she said.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit is still ongoing and could be a long process before it’s finalized.<\/p>\n

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