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Woburn Woman Stuck With $20K Bill After 2020 Flooding: Report

Jennifer Ventolino was told by three insurance companies — her own, her landlord's and the city's — that she was on her own.

Jennifer Ventolino's Woburn street was flooded by a water main break in July 2020.
Jennifer Ventolino's Woburn street was flooded by a water main break in July 2020. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

WOBURN, MA — A Woburn woman is out $20,000 for water damage after three insurance companies denied her claims following a 2020 water main break, NBC Boston reported.

Jennifer Ventolino's Woburn street home was flooded by a water main break in July 2020.

The flood forced Ventolino, a single mother, to replace mattresses, clothes and more and to stay in a hotel, costing over $20,000.

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But her insurance company, her landlord's and the city's all denied her claim.

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