Overview
- Tyler Perry paid the nearly $18,000 mechanic’s lien on Thursday, removing a lien recorded Aug. 20 that had threatened 81-year-old Brenda Daurham’s property title.
- Daurham’s ordeal began when a pipe beneath her kitchen sink burst on Valentine’s Day, flooding the home she’d lived in for decades and displacing her for months.
- Allstate denied the homeowner’s claim, citing exclusions for wear-and-tear, deterioration, and seepage, a determination that Daurham and the restoration company dispute.
- Excel Fire and Water Damage Restoration placed the lien after payment for mitigation work went unpaid, and local groups have pledged furniture and repairs while Perry has offered additional financial help.
- The payment gives immediate relief and a path home for Daurham, but it does not resolve the contractual or regulatory questions about Allstate’s denial and the family says they will continue to seek answers.