Junk on roof: potential neighbor(s) dispute

Hello,

Wondering if I could get thoughts/advice ref this.

I purchased a gut renovated multi family home in BK in 2019 – l new roof etc and professional survey done with photos etc. House isn’t detached

Last month due to the floods there was a minor leak. When the roofer went to fix roof there was heavy duty industrial junk dumped + other things so he wasn’t able to fix the roof. I and the tenants were unaware of this – don’t visit/use the roof.

The neighbor next door recently has solar panels installed and a new roof and it seems based on that the items were dumped on my roof (including a steel rusted exit shaft that required 2-3 people to cut and or remove by hoisting down via ropes) and their proximity to that side, and the fact that he has a new shaft that it might be from the work his contractor did. Even bricks were thrown on my roof (assumed all this has been there at least 1-2 years) and melted and stuck to my roof)

It is costing ~ 4 figures to get this removed and the damage to be repaired before the roof is even resealed. The neighbor refuses to take resp onsibility and has attributed it to the neighbor on the other side – haven’t been able contact this person as he is a landlord and doesn’t live at that property.

Based on assumption, it clearly has to be on of the two houses – left or right. My house is the only gut renovated one with a new roof, clear of debris, and I’ve not needed to have any work done.

Any tips/advice on how to address this? I want to notify the neighbors of the issue, what I’ve had to pay and repercussions, including legal, of if this happens again.

Thank you

debbernst

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debbernst | 3 years and 8 months ago

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Thank you! The contractor of one took the call once and now won’t return the calls. The items are heavy duty items that cost a lot to remove – clearly it was easier to dump all this on my new and clear roof. I’m wondering if there’s any advice on how to contact the neighbors to ensure this doesn’t happen again and consequences if it does.

slimc | 3 years and 8 months ago

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Maybe you can use google maps photo history to figure out when the stuff was put there and whether the shaft matches? Contact the roofer who did the neighbors roof….seems like they would be the party responsible for leaving the material up there.