Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
I recently purchased a home that has three fish ponds in the front yard. Each pond is approximately four to five feet deep and six feet in diameter. I drained all the water out of each pond, and someday I plan to fill in the empty pond holes. In the mean time, am I legally responsible if someone enters my property, falls in one of the holes, and is injured.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Quite likely, but no more so than if they fell in and drowned when they were full of water. I highly recommend a good home owners' insurance policy.
You could be liable. It depends on how foreseeable it is that someone would be hurt. If you live in a populated area, and children would be tempted to trespass and play in there then you may have a problem with what is known as an "attractive nuisance."
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