Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
Type Your Question Here...Am I responsible for a fire that was started by furniture outside of my property, but up against my fence.
One of my tenants helped a neighbor put furniture up against the outside of the fence without my permission and somebody set them on fire, which partially burned a truck on the inside of my property that belonged to another tenant.. Now that tenant is suing me for damages to the truck. I talked to my insurance and they said they are not responsible because it was on the outside of the fence and the truck was the tenants personal property. My contract says that they are required to have tenants insurance. Am I responsible for their truck.
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It's really hard to imagine what kind of theory of liability the plaintiff is using here. You seem to be outside the chain of causation for the fire, and I can't see that you had any duty to prevent the fire or that you are somehow an insurer of your tenants' personal property. Seems farfetched to me, but you should probably take the complaint to a lawyer for advice. If you live in Las Vegas, try to find a lawyer who's licensed in California (assuming that's where the fire occurred).
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