NEW LONDON, Ohio — Eighty-year-old Joyce Gross spends most of her time at home in New London, Huron County, specifically in her kitchen.

“We lived here for over 20-years, and the kitchen has always been where I spend most of my time,” said Gross.

But her favorite spot has become dangerous.

“There is a gaping hole, two holes, in the kitchen, one above right where she sits, and then there's a secondary hole right above the refrigerator,” said Gross’s daughter, Jacqueline Matthews.

In addition to the holes in the roof, the ceiling in the family room is nearly non-existent and the porch is caving in.

“It seems like every time I come home it's raining, and water puddles are on the floor,” said Matthews.

The roof began having problems in 2017, but after Gross's husband died and after exper

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