In the days after a water main break in southwest Detroit flooded homes and forced residents out on rafts, Jackie Muscat thought something was a little fishy with what she was being asked to sign: a liability waiver that had to be completed if she wanted city-sent contractors to fix her home.

Officials will pay for uninsured damage related to flooding that overtook a portion of southwest Detroit after a water main break Monday morning, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced at an afternoon news conference.