Port Orange community helps Marine veteran living in mold-infested home
PORT ORANGE, Fla. โ At 90 years old, James Northcote, a Marine Veteran who fought in the Korean war, now finds himself fighting the mold-infested walls inside his mobile home. Northcote has been living in his mobile home in Port Orange for 18 years. In 2018, Northcote applied for assistance through the Rebuild Florida program-- offered after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc and caused extensive damage to thousands of homes across the state. Northcote tells News 6 he even mailed a check for $1,000 to Rebuild Florida back in June as part of the process. Northcote says he received a phone Wednesday from a contractor who said he had been appointed by Rebuild Florida to work on his home.