Common enemy rule this rule was derived from english common law and treats rainwater and other natural sources of water as a common enemy to all landowners.
Water leak neighbours property.
Under this rule followed by many states each landowner is expected to.
The respective rights of each property owner depends on the specific circumstances involved in the case and local and state laws that address the subject.
If a neighbour s attic leak is more than a metre away from your property it can t really do any significant harm to your house apart from the untidy appearance.
The comparison of the damage to your property versus the increased use or value of your neighbor s property.
Neighbor disputes can crop up due to a number of issues but water damage issues due to the landscape of a neighbor s property or naturally occurring condition are some of the most common.
If your neighbor acts unreasonably or carelessly with water on his own property in a way that causes water damage to your property you can sue for compensation for your losses and also ask the court to order the neighbor to stop the action.
The average homeowner is estimated to spend 850 repairing damage caused by water leaks from a neighbouring property that s a collective 707m each year.
Repeated leaks from a neighbour s flat.