State I'm in: NJ
Hi all,
I was wondering if someone can give me some sound advice as to how to advocate for my family effectively.
We bought a new house about 10 years ago. It is situated next to a park that has a field and two baseball diamonds. Every since we moved in, our fence and siding has consistently sustained baseball damage from players who hit hard without care for property. We are not right next to the diamond, per se, but it seems that the town and developers did underestimated the distances to which baseball players can hit. I have collected two cardboard boxes full of baseballs in our backyard over the years. Three years ago, I took those boxes with me to the parks and rec dept at our town to see if we can remedy the situation. They agreed to stop scheduling adult leagues using the diamond closest to our home, but of course that doesn't stop casual visitors from using the diamond. My parents have gone to the township since then and they have always claimed that they would reimburse damages to our property... which hasn't happened.
I have spoken to some parkgoers and they agree that it should be the town's responsibility to either erect some kind of fencing to protect our house, or to remove the closer baseball diamond completely. I am not sure how to advocate for this. On the one hand, I don't want to be the 'grinch' and try to stop people from having fun, but on the other hand, I have also met baseball players who placed the fault on my family for living next to a park. Even IF we did make the mistake of living next to a park, I don't think this justifies the carelessness and the damage that our house has sustained over the years.
Any advice? Should I hire an attorney for this?
Thanks very much for your help in advance.
Hi all,
I was wondering if someone can give me some sound advice as to how to advocate for my family effectively.
We bought a new house about 10 years ago. It is situated next to a park that has a field and two baseball diamonds. Every since we moved in, our fence and siding has consistently sustained baseball damage from players who hit hard without care for property. We are not right next to the diamond, per se, but it seems that the town and developers did underestimated the distances to which baseball players can hit. I have collected two cardboard boxes full of baseballs in our backyard over the years. Three years ago, I took those boxes with me to the parks and rec dept at our town to see if we can remedy the situation. They agreed to stop scheduling adult leagues using the diamond closest to our home, but of course that doesn't stop casual visitors from using the diamond. My parents have gone to the township since then and they have always claimed that they would reimburse damages to our property... which hasn't happened.
I have spoken to some parkgoers and they agree that it should be the town's responsibility to either erect some kind of fencing to protect our house, or to remove the closer baseball diamond completely. I am not sure how to advocate for this. On the one hand, I don't want to be the 'grinch' and try to stop people from having fun, but on the other hand, I have also met baseball players who placed the fault on my family for living next to a park. Even IF we did make the mistake of living next to a park, I don't think this justifies the carelessness and the damage that our house has sustained over the years.
Any advice? Should I hire an attorney for this?
Thanks very much for your help in advance.