If you re unlucky you might be accountable for damage to other people s property or even worse another person a tile from your roof might get caught in a powerful gust and hit a car a wheelie bin could blow over and hit a passerby.
Roof tile damage car.
The roof was constructed using an s tile profile and was not leaking.
If a roof tile flys off of my neighbours house during a storm and hits my car and causes 500 of damage can i claim answered by a verified solicitor we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website.
If your car has been damaged by someone else s property a falling roof tile or a tree from a neighbour s garden for example the situation becomes more complicated.
Clay tile roofs are often damaged by foot traffic ice and snow or by severe storms.
If your car was damaged by tiles from a neighbour s roof you.
The cost of repairing the roof may be covered under storm damage depending upon the wind speeds but the resultant damage to the cars will not be.
Wind is wind and not an insured peril.
Unless the laws where you live are different from where i live you aren t legally obligated to pay for the damage to their cars unless you were somehow negligent the the maintenance of your roof.