CENTRAL POINT, Ore.-A family says it will work hard to raise funds to fix a sinkhole next to it's home after discovering Farmers Insurance does not cover it.
The family discovered the sinkhole in its yard by the master bedroom the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
Homeowner, Lori Etapa says she has not slept in her room since, for fear the ground underneath the room will give.
She says getting it fixed has not been an easy task.
A contractor quoted the family $4,000 to fix the problem.
Etapa says the 20-foot deep, 10-foot wide hole is a problem her insurance company will not cover.
"We instantly called the city and called insurance too. It took forever to get the insurance company out here. They said they were going to send an engineer the next day to see what was down in the hole. The next day we got a call saying it wasn't covered because they didn't cover ground movement," says Etapa.
Farmers Insurance Head of Media Relations, Mark Toohey, replied by saying the company does not cover "earth movement," not only for the Etapa's policy, but for all of it's customers.
With a make-shift net, the family fished out Clorox and other liquid-filled bottles and bulbs they dated back to the 1930's.
Etapa has contacted the state to see if there is any historical significance to these, but she has not heard back.
She spoke to a lawyer about suing Farmers Insurance, but the lawyer says there is only a 25 percent chance she will win the lawsuit.
Etapa says her family will just have to work hard to raise the funds for the unexpected expense.
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