Homeowner Claims $70,000 Tornado Repairs Are Falling Apart Three Years Later
An Ohio homeowner survived a tornado tearing through her neighborhood.
Three years later, repairing what the storm left behind introduced another force of nature to endure.
An EF-2 tornado tore through the Toledo area on June 15, 2023, damaging Angelique Garcia’s Point Place home. The National Weather Service (NWS) recorded peak winds of 130 mph as the tornado uprooted trees and damaged homes and power lines throughout the neighborhood.
Garcia went on to hire Canton-based Resurance LLC to replace siding and complete roofing work on her house and garage. She told 13 Action News that she paid the company about $70,000.
Now, Garcia says parts of that work are coming apart. Siding has reportedly bent and detached from the house. The garage roof allegedly still has holes, leaving the area exposed to the elements and pests alike.
Three Years Later, The Repairs Still Aren’t Finished
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Garcia told 13 Action News that crews returned several times to make repairs, only for problems to persist.
“Ever since then, we’ve had nothing but things falling down, falling apart,” she said.
Garcia says a City of Toledo inspector visited the property and found unsealed windows. She also says the inspector determined that the contractor had not obtained a permit for the work.
Toledo specifically requires permits for any projects involving complete roof tear-offs, replacement siding and replacement windows. The City of Toledo says that when a homeowner hires a contractor for this work, it is the contractor’s responsibility to apply for the appropriate permits.
Garcia also told 13 Action News that the city has filed court paperwork against Resurance LLC, although proceedings have repeatedly been postponed. The station said it contacted the company’s owner multiple times about Garcia’s allegations but received no response.
A Permit is More Than Just Paperwork
Home repairs often require homeowners to place an enormous amount of trust—and money—in somebody else’s hands. Permits provide one more checkpoint before that investment disappears behind new siding or underneath a new roof.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office recommends checking if permits are required before work begins and making sure the contract itself requires the contractor to secure any necessary permits and inspections.
The office also advises homeowners against paying a project in full before the work is completed and inspected. After severe weather, the state has repeatedly cautioned residents to conduct careful research when choosing contractors, especially if and when companies travel into storm-damaged communities looking for repair work.
Garcia now wants the work properly repaired and hopes to recover at least some of what she spent.
As of its Sept. 14 reporting, which was then updated on Sept. 15, 13 Action News writes that it reached out multiple times to the owner of Resurance LLC for a response and has not yet heard back.
