Storage yard damage
I went to inspect my TT today and charge the batteries and do some other maintenance tasks and discovered that someone had hit my left front edge and bent a small section of the trim out, exposing a l...
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Rmack1 wrote:djgarcia wrote:
Inform the owners of the storage lot that:
1. They need to contact the person in the site next to yours to inform them of the circumstances/event/damage to your rig. Ask to them come in pay for the damages to your rig.
2. if you get no cooperation, them inform them you will call the police who will go out to where their RV is located and you will file charges and that the police will come out to talk with the owners.
3. Inform the owners that bottom line, they are financially responsible rathe or not they have insurance. You will take them to court to get a judgement to pay for your loss.
4. Call your insurance co. to have an adjuster to do an appraisal of the damage. Present copies of the appraisal to the Storage owners and to the party responsible for the damage. Let them figure out who is going to pay for your loss.
Thank you, that sounds like good advice.
That is terrible advice.
(1) Unless the accident is on film or has a witness, there is no proof the person in the site next to you is responsible. the owner of the facility and the rector of the adjacent spot would find that request humorous.
(2) In most locations, the police are not going to come to the facility and might possibly be willing to take a report on the phone. They are certainly not going to spend time with a full blown investigation.
(3)The facility is absolutely not responsible! I have owned multiple such locations and have spent enough on legal fees to guarantee you I am right. Not their problem unless they did something to not meet the standard of "reasonable care".
(4) Giving the storage facility a copy of the estimate is nice but they still are not responsible to pay or to find the party who is responsible.
