Teena Johnson got a new roof on her Taylorsville home through a Salt Lake County program, but now her new roof leaks and there is a lien on her house for $16,000.
For the past 18 months, she has unsuccessfully sought redress from Salt Lake County’s Green & Healthy Homes Initiative; partner Habitat for Humanity; and a private-sector contractor, JR Remodeling.
“I didn’t have the money to get a new roof and I was worried about water damage,” she said. “Then I heard about this program and I became a victim of the program.”
Through the initiative, the county and partners hire contractors to make home repairs and upgrades.