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By Marcus Chen
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A Delray Beach homeowner says a new roof and a new insurance company resulted in a new worry over money."My finances are very limited," says 83-year-old Doris Fiorenza.WATCH REPORT BELOW: Delray Beach homeowner seeks solutions for higher insurance"I only have Social Security, I'm low income, and with all these bills I'm getting hit with, I'm going to run out of money."Doris says that after she got a new roof on her villa, which cost $14,000, she was dropped by Citizens Insurance.She found a private insurer, but her premium of around $3,300 is far higher than the $1,800 she was paying to Citizens.Part of the problem was a $900 surcharge on her policy for a lapse in coverage between her Citizens policy and her new policy.It's a mistake homeowners need to know can be costly.Homeowners also need to know that improvements like a new roof do trigger insurance discounts."It's happening to a lot of people," says Robert Norberg of Arden Insurance in Lantana."That's what we tell everybody: when