Hello!
I installed my garage door opener about eight years ago. Since then, as far as I know, the remotes for that opener have never operated anyone's garage door opener other than my own.
Two weeks ago I noticed that my remotes will sometimes open my next door neighbor's garage door. I notified my neighbor of this observation, we did some tests, and confirmed that this would happen about every 2 to 10 times I operate my remote.
My neighbor explained that he lost the original remotes for his opener and reprogrammed his opener with some "universal" remotes just before the time I noticed his door opening intermittently when I clicked my own remote.
He tried several times to reprogram his opener with different code settings on the "universal" remotes, and even tried reprogramming his opener with a different set of remotes, but none of this resolved the issue that began two weeks ago.
I called the manufacturer of my own automatic opener to ask if there's something that can be reprogrammed on my equipment, and they said no.
Now my neighbor seems to think I am responsible for replacing either his garage door opener or my own.
I've been minding my own business with the same automatic garage door opener, having made no changes to it, for eight years. Suddenly my neighbor makes a change to his opener that causes a problem, and he expects me to assume the expense to put things back to the way they were?!
Questions
Who's problem is this?
Can my neighbor successfully sue me if his garage door is left open and, as a result, he is burglarized?
I live in Minneapolis, MN, USA.
I installed my garage door opener about eight years ago. Since then, as far as I know, the remotes for that opener have never operated anyone's garage door opener other than my own.
Two weeks ago I noticed that my remotes will sometimes open my next door neighbor's garage door. I notified my neighbor of this observation, we did some tests, and confirmed that this would happen about every 2 to 10 times I operate my remote.
My neighbor explained that he lost the original remotes for his opener and reprogrammed his opener with some "universal" remotes just before the time I noticed his door opening intermittently when I clicked my own remote.
He tried several times to reprogram his opener with different code settings on the "universal" remotes, and even tried reprogramming his opener with a different set of remotes, but none of this resolved the issue that began two weeks ago.
I called the manufacturer of my own automatic opener to ask if there's something that can be reprogrammed on my equipment, and they said no.
Now my neighbor seems to think I am responsible for replacing either his garage door opener or my own.
I've been minding my own business with the same automatic garage door opener, having made no changes to it, for eight years. Suddenly my neighbor makes a change to his opener that causes a problem, and he expects me to assume the expense to put things back to the way they were?!
Questions
Who's problem is this?
Can my neighbor successfully sue me if his garage door is left open and, as a result, he is burglarized?
I live in Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Last edited: