If a car crashed into the house that I’m renting, what now?
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If a car crashed into the house that I’m renting, what now?
My neighbor crashed her car into my house that I am renting. She has auto insurance. The landlord has homeowner’s insurance. The house is currently uninhabitable but the engineer is trying to stabilize it. How do I recover for any damages like hotel stays and anything that broke when the car hit? I was supposed to be discharged from hospital today and now that will delayed 3 days at least because it’s Friday; I can’t leave until Monday.
Asked on October 20, 2017 under Accident Law, Connecticut
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
1) If you have renter's insurance and it provides any coverage for this situation, submit a claim.
2) Otherwise, your only recourse is to sue the at-fault driver (the woman would be at fault, unless possibly she was forced to hit your house by another vehicle hitting or cutting off her, because it is almost by definition driving negligently or carelessly to hit a large, stationary object which is not on the road). If you prove her fault in court (likely), you can get a judgment for the value of any property/belongings she destroyed, any medical bills you had to pay out of pocket due to the accident, any lost wages due to the accident, and likely hotel costs for some reasonable period of time. Suing is how you get money from someone whose careless act cost you money, or caused injuries or damage.
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