Jasmine Blackmon was one of many who felt directly affected by the seemingly constant construction in South Florida. An apartment building was being erected near the complex she lived in, bothering her and her neighbors. Especially after the contractor got permission from the city to work in the middle of the night.

“They’re out there working from three, four in the morning,” she told WSVN. “It used to be extremely quiet. You could sleep all day.”

The noise was something Blackmon and her neighbors were forced to get used to. No one appreciated the dust and debris floating around. But she reached her boiling point when she noticed something stuck to the paint of her beloved Ford Mustang.

“I noticed that I seen cement on top of my roof. I see cement on other cars in the apartment, but they don’t say nothing. I’m the only one saying something about it,” said Blackmon. She told reporters the contractor never posted any notices or warnings to move their cars or risk damage from concrete overspray.

“Nobody notified us,” she said. “Did y’all send us an email saying y’all would be doing this?”

She tired feverishly to wash, wax, and polish the paint on her car. However, it proved to be in vain.

“Well, maybe it will come off. Little wash or two, it’ll come off. It didn’t come off,” she said.

Cement fell on her roof and her hood, causing scratches and permanent staining. Before this happened, she said her car was in showroom condition.

“My car is nice, It’s a nice 2021 Mustang. No scratches, no dents, nothing,” Blackmon said.

A professional said it would take thousands to fix her Mustang

Rightfully upset, Blackmon took her Mustang to a body shop. They estimated it would take $1,219 to repaint the hood and the roof. Figuring the contractor was responsible for the damage (which Florida law says they would be), she asked them to pay for the repairs. Radio silence.

“If this was their vehicle, they wouldn’t like it either. To see cement on it is very frustrating,” continued Blackmon.

When her emails and calls remained unanswered, she contacted the outlet for help. Immediately the contractor, Corradi, responded to a reporter’s request for comment by agreeing to pay for repairs. However, they didn’t admit any faults, and said they notified residents to move their cars.

She maintains they were never notified but is over the moon to have her Mustang looking new again.