Hi All,
I had this situation and would like to know where I stand legally in this.
The tenant says that her mother fell in the yard because of a small hole which she couldn't see as grass was a bit tall. She threatens to sue me. The managing agent negotiates with the tenant and waives off her electricity bills for 6 months(which I had to pay), so the tenant doesn't sue me.
The yard is shared by two flats. I get the yards maintained and a yardsman mows the lawns every month for which I pay.
Am I liable to be sued for negligence if someone falls in the yard when neither was I informed of a problem of the hole by the tenant (so I couldn't have fixed it beforehand), nor do I think was the hole present when the tenant moved in(it isn't in the inspection report)?
Do you see a fantastic managing agent who handled a situation very well or a softy who let me blackmailed?
Cheers
Sam
I had this situation and would like to know where I stand legally in this.
The tenant says that her mother fell in the yard because of a small hole which she couldn't see as grass was a bit tall. She threatens to sue me. The managing agent negotiates with the tenant and waives off her electricity bills for 6 months(which I had to pay), so the tenant doesn't sue me.
The yard is shared by two flats. I get the yards maintained and a yardsman mows the lawns every month for which I pay.
Am I liable to be sued for negligence if someone falls in the yard when neither was I informed of a problem of the hole by the tenant (so I couldn't have fixed it beforehand), nor do I think was the hole present when the tenant moved in(it isn't in the inspection report)?
Do you see a fantastic managing agent who handled a situation very well or a softy who let me blackmailed?
Cheers
Sam