- Jurisdiction
- California
A woman bought house next to mine to fix and resell. Her unlicensed contractor dug out a back patio right up to our property line. The joint fence was compromised, my land fell out onto theirs and my 2 block walls close to fence buckled and tipped. I sued owner in small claims and lost, i believe b/c i was too upset and nervous and failed to clearly present the facts, as several attorneys i consulted (not on this site) said Cal. Civ Proc. Code 116.725 was clearly violated. Can i now take the contractor to small claims for same damage? Or any way to rephrase suit i originally asked for $10k for 2 walls and fence. Ex. My property value lowered due to existence of damaged structures? Or something else? Insurance inspector valued repair cost at $8k while contractor said $20k. But insurance wont pay as due to human caused land movement.
Thank you kindly!
Thank you kindly!
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