If there was a fire in a warehouse behind my house the fire burned the back of my house, does the owner of the warehouse have to fix my property?
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If there was a fire in a warehouse behind my house the fire burned the back of my house, does the owner of the warehouse have to fix my property?
Asked on July 7, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
Andrew Goldberg
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
- Hopefully, you have homeowners insurance and thst policy covers your fire damages. For the warehouse owner to de ressponsible for your restoration and repairs, you have to prove negligence. By that , you have to prove the warehouse owner did something wrong that caused his fire and that fire spread to your house. Did the warehouse owner have prior notice of electrical problems and negligently failed to repair those problems in a timely fashion? Did the fire spread more quickly or more fully because the warehouse owner negligatly failed to install fire detectors or perhaps fire sprinklers? Did the fire spread because he negligently faid to call 911 upon first detecting the fire? You need to get the police and fire marshlss reports. Take lots of photographs of your fire, smoke and water relared damages.
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