{"product_id":"vragen-35450-goedemiddag-ik-ben-ten-einde-raad-mijn-buurman-had-de-regenpijp-van-zijn-woning-laten-uitkomen","title":"Damage caused by a neighbor? Get expert advice!","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n Good afternoon,\n\n I'm at my wits end.\n\n My neighbor had the drainpipe from his house connected to my extension, I have told him several times that the drain cannot handle the rainwater from 2 houses.\n Eventually it got so bad that my roof was completely flooded and I started to leak, the roofing felt started to come loose here and there and the drain couldn't hold anymore.\n Result: water suddenly came through the roof into the room in 5 or 6 places, 1 plasterboard fell half out of the ceiling, after which litres of water came with it.\n Fortunately, the damage inside is being reimbursed, but I have to pay for the roof repairs myself, which cost €800. \nNow the neighbor has moved the drainpipe, but has indicated that he does not want to accommodate me in any way, since he did not place the pipe there himself.\n\n Now my question is, what can I do? I am a single woman, and he is a landlord with his own company and is incredibly rich. I cannot imagine that he would let me down like this, but up until now I cannot have anything repaired inside because the roof has to be finished first. Now I can pay for that from the insurance money I received for inside, but I still want to see if I can recover something from him, because ultimately it seems to me that that drainpipe should not end up on an extension of the neighbors.\n\n Who can advise me on this? Thanks a lot in advance.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n I think you are right. As the owner, he is responsible for his real estate (home). I should know something about you, but I think you have a very good chance of recovering the damage that has not been compensated from him. If desired, I can advise or assist you.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e \nBy law, the neighbour must ensure the drainage of his property and may not discharge running water onto your roof unless agreements have been made about this.\n\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55016334360925,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-35450-goedemiddag-ik-ben-ten-einde-raad-mijn-buurman-had-de-regenpijp-van-zijn-woning-laten-uitkomen","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}