I damaged my truck today, driving down an access road from a day care to an auto parts store. It was the first time I had been down this road, and there was a giant hole in the middle of it, where it looks like a sewer line is collapsing, or otherwise damaged. I hit it with my truck extremely hard, and damaged the undercarriage.
Upon further investigation (I did a quick survey of the area, I used to be a surveyor), it appears that the hole falls on the property line of three different properties. One (Wells Fargo) is owned by the business on the property, but the other 2 (an National Tire & Battery, and and strip center) are owned by private leasing companies. I talked with the manager of NTB, and he told me NTB only owns the building, not the property it sits on.
I would like to get reimbersed for the damage done to my truck, but don't know how to go about doing that. Would I have to contact all three of them? Who would be liable? It appears that the damage on the street has been there for a while now, and nothing has been done about it. I have left messages with Wells Fargo, and the person who I believe owns the strip center property. The company that owns the land NTB is on, is based out of New York. Hopefully, I can get some answers from atleast one of these two people on Monday.
Thanks,
-Robert
Also, I've included a couple of pictures of the damage to the road, and of the damage to my truck (that I know about). I've superimposed where I believe the property lines of all three properties intersect (it's close, but probably not exact) on the road damage picture.
Upon further investigation (I did a quick survey of the area, I used to be a surveyor), it appears that the hole falls on the property line of three different properties. One (Wells Fargo) is owned by the business on the property, but the other 2 (an National Tire & Battery, and and strip center) are owned by private leasing companies. I talked with the manager of NTB, and he told me NTB only owns the building, not the property it sits on.
I would like to get reimbersed for the damage done to my truck, but don't know how to go about doing that. Would I have to contact all three of them? Who would be liable? It appears that the damage on the street has been there for a while now, and nothing has been done about it. I have left messages with Wells Fargo, and the person who I believe owns the strip center property. The company that owns the land NTB is on, is based out of New York. Hopefully, I can get some answers from atleast one of these two people on Monday.
Thanks,
-Robert
Also, I've included a couple of pictures of the damage to the road, and of the damage to my truck (that I know about). I've superimposed where I believe the property lines of all three properties intersect (it's close, but probably not exact) on the road damage picture.
