After 40 years in the extermination business, Vincent L. knew good customer service. And when he found himself with a basement full of water while his 88-year-old mother was ill, Vincent needed customer service. "I went into the basement, and it was full of water," he...
Ed V. was accustomed to receiving frequent phone calls from his mother Dolores. After all, she's 90 years young and living by herself in her Kulpmont, Pennsylvania home of over 50 years. But on one early February day, Dolores called her son because she noticed water...
Gabrielle’s child was sick with lead poisoning because of their home's lead service line. She and her son lived with her father in his Lockport, New York, home. Her father diligently worked two jobs to help his daughter support his grandchild, despite a series of...
Nathan C. of Midlothian, Virginia and his wife were thrown a curveball when their water line started to leak. In late August, Nathan C. of Midlothian, Virginia was on the edge of a very exciting time. He and his wife were just several weeks away from the arrival of...
Kelly B. of Gary, Indiana, built her business by making smart choices, and when she received a call from a tenant about a slow drain, she knew that enrolling her rental properties in HomeServe repair plans was another smart decision. The clay sewer pipe between her...
When Eugene S. of North Little Rock, Arkansas, got a letter from the city in 2019, he didn't immediately expect anything out of the ordinary. That is until he opened it and saw that they were advising him to check for a leak in his water line based on a few elevated...
Frances W. of Houston, Texas, is an older adult on a fixed income, so when she learned about HomeServe's emergency repair plans, she thought it was a good idea. To protect herself from an emergency repair, she enrolled in plans to protect her exterior water and sewer...
When Jack C. of Amityville, N.Y., purchased his home three years ago, he knew that there could be issues – the home, for all its charms, was 70 years old. So, when he received information on emergency home repair plans through a partnership with PSEG WorryFree, he...
When a Van Meter Public Works employee knocked on her door, Melanie Vivone didn’t know what he was about to tell her had a $4,000 price tag. “He knew me – everyone knows everyone else in Van Meter – and he told me water was coming across the road and it was coming...
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Cynthia C. of Arlington, Texas has always felt a sense of community on her street, and one recent August evening proved no different. Her neighbor reached out to let Cynthia know that there was water bubbling up from her front lawn. Upon a quick look herself, she...
Guillermo L. of Savannah, Georgia is no stranger to plumbing issues. In fact, during his career as a water meter mechanic for the city of Savannah, he’d come across nearly every homeowner nightmare imaginable related to plumbing systems, sewer and water lines. So when...
Las Vegas, Nev. – September 27, 2023 – Homeownership is part of the American dream, but an unexpected, expensive home repair can quickly turn it into a nightmare. Since 2016, the City of Las Vegas has worked with Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA) to offer...