[Proveone]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

The damage was caused BEFORE it was "his pool"...

Are you responsible for any tickets incurred or damage done by a used car you bought?

Contact your homeowner's insurance company. They have to defend you. They also may go after the previous owner and realtor.

[tophcfa]

Sounds like the OP has a self leveling pool that automatically drains water when there is lots of rain and automatically adds water when it’s necessary. Self leveling salt water pools obviously drain salt water, which kills all vegetation in the drainage path. The draining is gravity fed and the plumbing is permanently buried below the pool deck, so it could be very difficult and costly to permanently fix the issue. Simply fixing the drainage damage will only be temporary without fixing the actual cause of the problem.

It seems to me that both the pool installer and the relative building inspector both failed to adequately do their job, as this should have been foreseen and prevented during the pool construction. If the pool installer was T&D, it explains why the OP is the target, since T&D and the other party are joined at the hip.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki

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

Free??? I don’t think so.

[jfkilduff]

Something is really out of place here; I have been designing houses and swimming pools and septic systems in Southwest Florida for over 30 years. Have also been providing builders with site and DRAINAGE plans. Every site and drainage plan I've ever designed has a perimeter swale that diverts rainwater (pool overflow water etc.) off property and NOT ONTO NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. I'm pretty sure this type of design is a requirement in every municipality in Florida.

[Wdixied]

We almost bought a home that would have potential problems with the tree roots. TV were willing to send out someone to look to see if it would pose a problem later. Thank goodness we halted before it became an issue,.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA

Morgan and Morgan

There not going to touch that, not enough money in it for them.

[mydavid]

Originally Posted by Tomptomp

Thank you all

What did you expect from the most friendly hometown.

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Get legal advise.

And here I thought everyone on ToTV had a law degree.


Morgan and Morgan
I saw in last years Daily Sun in the delinquent property taxes, Morgan and Morgan was listed as being delinquent. Not sure I would want them if they can't afford to pay their property taxes...

[joelfmi]

Originally Posted by Tomptomp

Thank you all

In any situation, be optimistic about the result, but always be ready for the worst outcome.

[Sharon5]

Originally Posted by Tomptomp

Thank you all

Check out the Florida Bar Association. You can get a half hour consultation with a lawyer for $25. There is also an elderly referral program you might qualify for. Information on their site.

[Catalina36]

Originally Posted by Tomptomp

Thank you all

The Villages just doesn't go around suing homeowners for no reason. I am certain even without knowing the facts there must be a valid reason. If there is a misunderstanding of payments or property maintenance or a violation of some sort. I am certain you should be able to work it out without hiring a lawyer.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by rjn5656

See if small claims court might be an option.

I've used small claims court twice in my life. I won both times and I collected both times.
That is unusual. Many times people win but never collect.

When, I did it is was a people's court. I would suggest anyone who choses to do this does some reading. You must dot the i's and cross the t's. Too often the business is just a $10 pile of business cards. Aside when I did it to file was like $20. I was informed that here the court charges you a percentage of the amount you sue for and it is significantly more than I paid in another state-years ago

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by 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.

"Not aware of the damage and did not reveal of disclose the problem." Been there done that. A common tactic of a attorney is to claim they were not aware. We've seen this tactic used over and over again. It is easy to claim you should have known. Proving that anyone knew something is far more difficult to PROVE.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by mgkw1

Bogan munns & munns charges you for a consultation. Only personal inury do not charge

Like so many other things in life it is what you agree to. I would call the bar association.
In terms of personal injury, the term is contingency. They advertise they only get paid if you WIN. They are fishing for easy to win cases. Most cases never go to court, they are settled. The pitch goes something like the attorneys get 30% PLUS EXPENSES. The television ads they got us ???????????? Do you think those people are not paid for the ad? After EXPENSES, drove to court, food etc etc etc the injured party gets like half of what is collected. The initial visit is often not billed. It is to discuss the merits of your case.

[mtdjed]

I suspect we do not know all the facts. The Villages would not sue the wrong person if any at all for a small amount of damage. I would suspect an ongoing problem that is not being fixed.

If you have an ongoing problem that you bought into, which causes problems to others, you may have to correct. It would then be up to you to recover from the prior owner if possible, or inspectors, or realtors.