Denver7 Gives: Lakewood family who lost home in electrical fire navigates contractor woes

Jaclyn Allen is a Denver7 Weekend Anchor and Contact7 Reporter.

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — When an electrical fire tore through the Lakewood home of Regina Ortega and Frank Vigil, they went to work to rebuild.“We definitely thought that we were gonna raise our family here,” Ortega said. 'We thought this was just going to be a moment in time.'But roughly two years later, their home is still unlivable. Repeated contractor woes have left the family in limbo, and the insurance money is running out for living expenses.

Recent legislation required insurance companies to offer longer periods for additional living expenses for people who lose their homes in disasters, such as wildfires. Many policies offer up to two years of expenses now, but Walker said it’s not realistic for insurance companies to offer much more than the policy states.

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