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bibbo2004
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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? New Jersey
I have a very serious problem with a garage that's in my backyard and is crumbling. My three car garages all share the same back wall as my neighbor on my left and 2 of my neighbors on my right. This "poured concrete" backwall actually supports my 3 garages, 1 on my neighbors on the left, and 4 on the two neighbors on my right including a shed in between. My problem is that the footing on this back wall is crumbling from the bottom and dirt and concrete is slowly pouring into my garage. It's starting to affect my neighbors garage on the right. I had a couple of contractors look at it and they both said the only way to fix it is to completely demolish the entire structure because the backwall is just poured concrete and rebar. My neighbor doesn't want us to do anything because they are selling their house and they can't afford to do anything.
My question is, am I legally responsible for the entire length of back wall because it's just mine that is crumbling ... and am I responsible financially if they have to demolish the entire 8 garages plus the shed and rebuild?
Any help or responses in this matter will be greatly appreciated! Thank You!
I have a very serious problem with a garage that's in my backyard and is crumbling. My three car garages all share the same back wall as my neighbor on my left and 2 of my neighbors on my right. This "poured concrete" backwall actually supports my 3 garages, 1 on my neighbors on the left, and 4 on the two neighbors on my right including a shed in between. My problem is that the footing on this back wall is crumbling from the bottom and dirt and concrete is slowly pouring into my garage. It's starting to affect my neighbors garage on the right. I had a couple of contractors look at it and they both said the only way to fix it is to completely demolish the entire structure because the backwall is just poured concrete and rebar. My neighbor doesn't want us to do anything because they are selling their house and they can't afford to do anything.
My question is, am I legally responsible for the entire length of back wall because it's just mine that is crumbling ... and am I responsible financially if they have to demolish the entire 8 garages plus the shed and rebuild?
Any help or responses in this matter will be greatly appreciated! Thank You!