I live in a row house that is served by a community driveway.
This is an older neighborhood without association dues etc. A easement is recorded on our deeds, which to my understanding means that I must allow my neighbors to pass my property. The driveway runs the lenghth of the block and is wide enough for two cars to pass. I own halfway across and the party on the opposite side owns the other half. We recently went door to door to collect money for a drywell replacement. This activity brought up a host of opinions, one of which I hope to clarify here.
A neighbor claims that everyone on the driveway is liable if someone gets hurt. I always thought that I was liable for my property and that's it! They say that if someone sues one homeowner for an injury on the driveway, then that homeowner can turn around and sue all the other homeowners.
If that's the case then can several homeowners sue one homeowner to repair their property?
This is an older neighborhood without association dues etc. A easement is recorded on our deeds, which to my understanding means that I must allow my neighbors to pass my property. The driveway runs the lenghth of the block and is wide enough for two cars to pass. I own halfway across and the party on the opposite side owns the other half. We recently went door to door to collect money for a drywell replacement. This activity brought up a host of opinions, one of which I hope to clarify here.
A neighbor claims that everyone on the driveway is liable if someone gets hurt. I always thought that I was liable for my property and that's it! They say that if someone sues one homeowner for an injury on the driveway, then that homeowner can turn around and sue all the other homeowners.
If that's the case then can several homeowners sue one homeowner to repair their property?
