Next door neighbours property causing damage

mattbell1975

Hi my next door neighbour had a barbecue cover on their barby which blew off in the wind and landed on my roof. The cover seems to ha e caught on a tile or two and has been stuck there for a while now.
What I need to ask is can I make him take it down? My house is a 3 story townhouse and the roof is obviously very high and not really accessible with ladders. If it doesn't come down soon I'm convinced it will cause some damage if it does who is at fault?

Answers/advice welcome

Aylesbury_Duck

Have you asked him to remove it? If not, that would be a good first step and then if he refuses or dithers about it, you can consider your options.

Warwick_Hunt

If it’s been there a while why haven’t you done anything about it?

You know it’s there and have chosen to do nothing. Kind of makes you liable for any damage.

mattbell1975

I have spoken to him he told me it was his, said we'd wait to see if I came loose and blew off but it's clearly not going to do that.

Warwick_Hunt

mattbell1975 wrote: »

I have spoken to him he told me it was his, said we'd wait to see if I came loose and blew off but it's clearly not going to do that.

So take it down and return it to him.

missile

Do you have a sky light?

mattbell1975

Warwick_Hunt wrote: »

So take it down and return it to him.

Three stories up 🤔, can't just take it down.

mattbell1975

missile wrote: »

Do you have a sky light?

No if only it was that easy

Need_some_help

mattbell1975 wrote: »

I have spoken to him he told me it was his, said we'd wait to see if I came loose and blew off but it's clearly not going to do that.

And risk it hurting someone / causing damage elsewhere?

shortcrust

Need_some_help wrote: »

And risk it hurting someone / causing damage elsewhere?

After all, BBQ cover injuries are on the rise.

Need_some_help

shortcrust wrote: »

After all, BBQ cover injuries are on the rise.

Lol, I skipped out the crucial word “cover” when I read the OP. I had visions of a metallic structure hanging off a roof :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: