sethmachine01
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Massachusetts
I was awakened this morning by one of my co-tenants to alert me that a single tire was flashed on both his car and my own. My co-tenant strongly suspects that our neighbor slashed both tires, though we do not have any hard evidence (e.g. surveillance cameras). My co-tenant believes this because earlier today/last night the neighbor yelled at him for having parked his car in the driveway.
Per the agreement of our lease, we are entitled two 2 off-street parking spaces in that drive way. The driveway splits our apartment with the neighbor's. We have been at the apartment for almost a month and have been parking right next to our building every night with no issue until now. We both have tiny cars, and did not block any part of the driveway such that it would not be possible for someone else to get out (it's a very wide driveway / parking area).
My co-tenant called the police who filed a report this morning, but otherwise there does not appear to be any recourse. The officer agreed with our suspicions and interviewed the neighbor, though he said it's unlikely anything can actually be done (the detectives can 'choose' to investigate further or not).
Beyond going through my car insurance to help remedy the costs, is there anything I can do against the neighbor? For example, besides the terrible inconvenience, can I also charge him for productivity lost, as I use my car for work, groceries, medical appointments, etc.? I fear that if there isn't any recourse, he may simply do the same thing again, and I cannot simply afford to replace tires every week.
We are also contacting our landlord to get clarification and help on this matter.
Please advise.
I was awakened this morning by one of my co-tenants to alert me that a single tire was flashed on both his car and my own. My co-tenant strongly suspects that our neighbor slashed both tires, though we do not have any hard evidence (e.g. surveillance cameras). My co-tenant believes this because earlier today/last night the neighbor yelled at him for having parked his car in the driveway.
Per the agreement of our lease, we are entitled two 2 off-street parking spaces in that drive way. The driveway splits our apartment with the neighbor's. We have been at the apartment for almost a month and have been parking right next to our building every night with no issue until now. We both have tiny cars, and did not block any part of the driveway such that it would not be possible for someone else to get out (it's a very wide driveway / parking area).
My co-tenant called the police who filed a report this morning, but otherwise there does not appear to be any recourse. The officer agreed with our suspicions and interviewed the neighbor, though he said it's unlikely anything can actually be done (the detectives can 'choose' to investigate further or not).
Beyond going through my car insurance to help remedy the costs, is there anything I can do against the neighbor? For example, besides the terrible inconvenience, can I also charge him for productivity lost, as I use my car for work, groceries, medical appointments, etc.? I fear that if there isn't any recourse, he may simply do the same thing again, and I cannot simply afford to replace tires every week.
We are also contacting our landlord to get clarification and help on this matter.
Please advise.
