Denied claim-Tree fell on car

[peteo]

What is the name of your state? Massachusetts

I posted here a few weeks ago heres whats going on now.

A dead tree fell on my car. I have a letter that the next door neighbor sent 8 months ago to the property owner where the tree was asking them to remove the tree. The property owners insurance company is denying the claim, saying I was parked illegally on their property(I think they admit the tree should have been removed). Never mind the fact that I've been parking there for 5 years, there are no signs saying not to park there and the first thing the property owner said when I talked about the tree was your car is NOT on my land. I also rent an apartment from this property owner.

Does it really matter if my car was parked illegally? I've heard there is a 50% liability law in Massachusetts, will this work in the case? Do I have a legeal leg to stand on? Is this worth pursuing? The car is totaled, 10,000 to fix

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? Massachusetts

I posted here a few weeks ago. A dead tree fell on my car. I have a letter that the next door neighbor sent 8 months ago to the property owner where the tree was asking them to remove the tree. The property owners insurance company is denying the claim, saying I was parked illegally on their property(I think they admit the tree should have been removed). Never mind the fact that I've been parking there for 5 years, there are no signs saying not to park there and the first thing the property owner said when I talked about the tree was your car is NOT on my land.
Does it really matter if my car was parked illegally? I've heard there is a 50% liability law in Massachusetts, will this work in the case? Is this worth pursuing the car is totaled, 10,000 to fix

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[peteo]

Ok sorry!, the orignal post is here

https://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?threadid=139310