[Tomptomp]

Thank you all

[dewilson58]

[QUOTE=Tomptomp;2063619, I tried to offer a settlement but they told me to get a lawyer. What should I do?[/QUOTE]

Not seek legal advice from this site.

[mikreb]

Get a lawyer or pay the bill. Whichever is the least expensive would be my choice.

[rjn5656]

See if small claims court might be an option.

[Papa_lecki]

An attorney will give you a free consultation. Take his/her legal advice, not ours

[Babubhat]

Get a lawyer. Likely would have been covered by homeowners insurance if post closing

[mtdjed]

Is it likely that the prior owner or real estate agency that sold the home were aware of the damage and did not reveal or disclose the problem? Or perhaps tried to hide the issue? Your problem may not be with The Villages.

[bimmertl]

Report it to your homeowners insurance company. Villages is alleging it occurred after you moved in. Insurer should have a duty to defend.

In addition, if you have an umbrella policy, report to them also.

[billethkid]

Get a lawyer and fight it.
TV will only play the "bully with legal standing" to a point, before they cave.

The problem might be finding a lawyer willing (and able) to take on TV!!!

[Toymeister]

Fight.

Never let the size of the opposing party indimidate you.

Easy for me to say? Perhaps, but I did drag the IRS to tax court, their home turf, and prevailed.

I also took action against Toyota, the manufacturer, not a dealer. I won.

I sued an individual and title company over a failed home purchase. This was in Sumter county, the realtor was absolutely useless - I had to subpoena her. Yes, another win.

The point I want to get across is you have to fight to elevate your case to a level where you are dealing with a reasonable person. Rarely is this the first party that attempts to indimidate you with legal action.

Let me caution you that I was absolutely in the right in every one of these actions. Further, I had evidence to support me. I do not try to defend myself unless both of these are present.

BTW I never hired council in any of these actions

[blueash]

Slept in a Holiday Inn Express.... You admit that the damage to the neighbor's property was caused by the pool on your property. You admit that the existence of that damage was disclosed to you before you bought the home as you can see it in the sale's video.
When you buy a property you get both its assets [the land the building the landscaping] and the liabilities [you need to fix the landscaping if it violates our rules]

One of the liabilities that came with your property is the known damage it caused to your neighbor. You are responsible for it. You may have the option of going to your insurance carrier for protection, not sure if they have any here. You may have a better case against the pool installation company if they improperly installed the drainage system so that it drained in such a manner as to damage your neighbor's property.

[Babubhat]

May want to Delete your post or it’s evidence it occurred prior to purchase. Let TV and your insurance establish the date

[tophcfa]

Be thankful you aren’t a County Commissioner, you would be looking at significant legal fees in an effort to stay out of jail for supposedly doing way less.

[Speedie]

Why not just offer to fix the drainage problem and repair any grass that was impacted.
Damage apparently came from your property. Now you are the owner.

Why waste time. TV just is asking to have their course repaired. If I was the owner, I would ask for the same thing. Suspect that you would too.

[Lottoguy]

Sounds to me like you could be suffering from great traumatic stress from The Villages? A counter suit showing a decline in your mental health and the long term effects is what a good (Morgan & Morgan) lawyer could argue. Good luck...