Question for any legal people, am asking for a friend that cannot really afford to get legal advice at the moment.
I have read some posts here and it seems to be different depending on whether rural or urban.
Anyway situation is small town, house on the side of the public roadway, footpath on opposite side of road. There is a space outside front boundary wall and the start of the tarred road surface maybe 3/4'. There is a lump of tar 6/8" or so in diameter in a little from edge of road. A person who was walking past the house on the way to a business premises next door has fallen over this lump of tar and is making a claim against the local council who have passed the claim on to the house owner stating that it is nothing to do with the council. For the record the driveway of the house is not tarmac and has never been. Any suggestions as to what the best way to deal with this, house owner has already replied to council stating it is not their property and not their tar either but council are digging their heels in.
Just to add there is more than likely no house insurance in place.
I have read some posts here and it seems to be different depending on whether rural or urban.
Anyway situation is small town, house on the side of the public roadway, footpath on opposite side of road. There is a space outside front boundary wall and the start of the tarred road surface maybe 3/4'. There is a lump of tar 6/8" or so in diameter in a little from edge of road. A person who was walking past the house on the way to a business premises next door has fallen over this lump of tar and is making a claim against the local council who have passed the claim on to the house owner stating that it is nothing to do with the council. For the record the driveway of the house is not tarmac and has never been. Any suggestions as to what the best way to deal with this, house owner has already replied to council stating it is not their property and not their tar either but council are digging their heels in.
Just to add there is more than likely no house insurance in place.
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