My neighbours handicapped daughter <she's 34> has damaged my garden. What to do? ?
My garden has been damaged i think by accident with her wheelchair. She drove her electric chair through some new grass and shrubs but broke the shrubs in half. Her wheelchair got stuck and her twin sister helped her out but also damaged some plants. She is also handicapped. I complained about it to their carer but she said nothing can be done cos they are retarded. Is this correct or should I ask them to fix it or i'll take further action. The plants are expensive. The handicapped daughter uses a computer to communicate like an electronic voice. So difficult to undertand her.
Her care worker told me that there is important news about the twin sisters. Apparently they caused so much damage in their previous property the social team had to move them out of the house. She said that the previous occupier of my property actually had to report them before too. Apparently their parents are slightly handicapped too so can't control their twin daughters... Even though the daughters are in their 30's. She said if i make a complaint about the twin handicapped daughters and the social team incarcerates them that i'll be to blame for their parents loosing their daughters and also the disability money. What should I do?
August 24th, 2010 - 09:42
It’s up to you. The fact that the daughter has a disability doesn’t mean you couldn’t sue any more than if another person accidently rode his bike into your shrubs.
And, since the daughter is an adult, it’s not likely that you would have a claim against her parents anyway. (If you lived with your mother and accidently backed your car into your neighbor’s shrubs, could they sue your mother?)
But do you really want to be suing a neighbor over something like this? You said it was likely an accident. Do you think you’d collect even if you won? I’d let this go if I were you.
August 24th, 2010 - 09:42
Hmmm, a difficult question.
Your neighbors should keep their child, handicapped or not, out of your yard.
"Good fences make good neighbors."
However, you will seem quite mean if you do pursue this, and I don’t know if you would stand a chance in court, as there would be so much sympathy for the handicapped girl.
You can certainly ask the parents to pay for the damage, but good luck.
August 24th, 2010 - 09:42
You can ask they to pay for it. I don’t care if my friend’s 2 year old kid ruined my curtains for example,,, sure the kid didn’t understand what he’s doing.. the parents or guardian should still be held responsibile.
You said that you think it was by accident. Decide how far you want to take it before you get started.
August 24th, 2010 - 09:42
Fences make good neighbors. As an act of kindness forget being reimbursed. Then install a fence.