reggiemondo
New Member
We moved into our home 4 yrs. ago this coming fall & have had continued harassment in one form or another from the neighbor. He has turned off our irrigation water whenever he wanted for three summers now, taken us to court claiming I broke the electric gate that provides entrance to both our places, (of which he hadn't used for four years and needed repairs to work, we were an easy target to blame it on, the judge ruled in our favor), trespasses whenever he wants (the DA took him to court for criminal trespass and criminal mischief to us and made him go to counseling for 8 mo. or until the doctor deemed him o.k. to quit therapy), his fence is on our property as confirmed by the surveyor (and he won't move it), he will not put a pedestrian gate next to the automatic gate on the driveway which the gate company insists be there for pedestrian safety (he simply removed the danger sign), it needs to be there because only cars will trigger the sensors in the asphalt and it is dangerous to reach through the gate from the opposite side and feel around for the button and then run so the gate doesn't smash you up against the pine trees; I am now on four blood pressure medications instead of one when we first moved here; these are just a few of the items we have had to endure. We have documented proof of his actions by both medical doctors, neighbors, water company officials and police as well as the DA. My big question is: How much should we sue him for when we take him to court to have him make these changes and sue for punitive damages? Is there some kind of formula lawyers use to determine monetary compensation for such a case? Thank you.