“They put me in a motel until Monday,” West said. “But I am now staying anywhere I can.”
After staying in a motel until Jan. 4, West has still not been able to assess the damage in his rented unit, but said the damage costs will come out of his own pocket.
As the water retreated, the Town of Chapel Hill public safety teams allowed residents of Camelot Village and Brookwood Condominiums on South Estes Drive back into their homes, but some of the Camelot apartments, like West’s, were uninhabitable.
Thomas Whisnant, homeowners association manager at Brookwood Apartments, said residents of Brookwood Condominiums did not have damage to their homes, but many of the cars in the parking lot were affected.
Whisnant said 61 units of the property were inaccessible to the residents and they were advised to stay in their homes and no one was allowed to drive in the area.
“The fire department was very helpful in getting people in and out of their homes with their new emergency rescue vehicle,” Whisnant said.
Whisnant said neighbors called one another to see if anyone in the area needed help. He said the damages to the property only came out to about $3,000 for landscaping and debris clean-up.
Don Willhoit, president of the homeowners association at Camelot Village, said this area has faced many issues with flooding in the past.