Need to repair shared wall but can't contact neighbour. Any endorsed recourse? A fence at the reverse of my house is a real eye-sore...
A fence at the reverse of my house is a real eye-sore and is within desperate need of repair. I've checked the title deeds and it is specifically a shared boundary, so the cost of the repair should be shared 50/50 with my neighbour.
The problem I'm have is that the house next door is a rental property, and I don't own the name/address/phone number of the actual owner. I've contacted the letting agent that deals next to the house and they've called the tenant 3 times on my behalf, but i think she's ignore me on purpose because she doesn't want to take-home pay anything towards the repair.
If I just go ahead and paid for the repairs, would I own any legal recourse as to getting partly of the cost back from the owner? And would that be realistic considering I have no approach of contacting her directly?
Answers: Ifyou made the repairs yourself, they are probably not liable to help beside payment. They probably would own agreed then stiffed you anyway. Get brass or a certified check before you trust them, after this runaround. You would own to check with an attorney to be sure of their liability. You can check beside the city or county offices more or less that too, probably for no charge.
Send a letter, registered, return taking requested by post to the owner, in thinking of the agent, at the letting agent's address. Send a copy the same means of access to the letting agent. They might be more responsive as far as calling the owner. The owner could have liablity if the barrier was surrounded by danger of falling down and injuring someone. The letting agent should know how to supply the address, after that. They may even be at some liability here especially if they are responsible for some of the bills, collecting the rent or for the maintainance of the house and more willing contact the owner...or pass you their address...you can research the address to that number from there. Then dawdle and see what turns up.
At city or county records, they should know how to give address of that owner as they enjoy it for tax assessment purposes.
Good luck.
Put up a brand new fence on YOUR property.