Q: If house is bank owned and not being cared for & is causing damage to the attached house, can anyone be held responsible
My house is attached to an abandoned house. I have squirrels in my walls and a mice infestation because the bank has failed to take care of the property. The pipes had burst (which the water was coming up through my basement) and I had the township turn off the water, but I'm sure there's mold growing there and no has cleaned it out. It is full of trash still and the house has been vacant for about 5 years. Is there anyone/anyway I can hold someone responsible for the damages being done to my property? At this point, i don't care about property values. It just isn't healthy for my family to live like this! Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
A:
Yes, you can bring a nuissance action. Whether it's worth it and what it costs are things you need to discuss with an attorney who handles those things.
You would need at some point to have estimators to discuss what it would cost to fix.
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