A man who had been trying for nearly a year to get compensation after city contractors caused major damage to his home back in January is thanking KPRC 2.
He called KPRC 2′s Deven Clarke who got involved immediately.
“Oh man I called everybody in the world over the past year. It just… several rabbit holes I had to go down before I came back up and… go down another route,” said Kelly Williams.
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In November, he told KPRC 2 he was in over his head with $50,000 worth of damage caused when city contractors tried to repair a water main leak on the side of his house and ended up causing a huge flood that shifted his home’s foundation.
“What’s changed is you! This man here is the superman of consumer advocacy,” Williams said about Clarke. “I’m telling you. It was you and the report you did; it got some attention.”
After months of feeling like no one was listening, Williams says he now feels heard.
“And so, I get this phone call, when was it? Tuesday saying that the parties involved wanted to settle, and so ‘ok’ let’s do it, you know. So, we came to a number and that was that,” Williams said.
Before that call, Williams who is disabled says he was not only concerned for his livelihood, but also his mother’s.
“So many nights I’m thinking, what am I going to do, what am I going to do? Because I’m the primary caregiver for my mom and she’s got dementia,” he said.
Now Williams says the thought of selling his home of 12 years because of a growing need for repairs he can’t afford, is behind him.
“It feels great that tomorrow I can go call the foundation people and say ‘here. Here’s half the money, get started, get this thing stopped,’” he said.
Williams signed a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits him from discussing specifics of the settlement, but he says he is more than happy with what’s been decided.
Anyone needing Clarke’s help can e-mail him at dclarke@kprc.com