Owning your own home is a part of the American Dream. That home represents security and refuge as well as a great deal of hard work to make such a significant purchase. But sadly, there are times when owning a home can appear to be a negative experience. In most of these cases, there is a legal proceeding and justice prevails but not before the homeowner is forced to invest some serious time and money in his or her defense.
There are many cases in which an intruder in a home is injured, either by the homeowner, a large dog or some obstacle in the home, and then the intruder chooses to sue the homeowner. In most cases, it comes to light that the intruder was just that, an uninvited and unwelcome person in the home. And as you might expect, justice is served, and the would-be thief is not awarded a settlement but is instead charged with the crime that he or she chose to commit. The downside for the homeowner is not only was the sanctity of his or her home destroyed, but the homeowner also had to pay a lawyer to fight the bogus lawsuit.
Other less than legitimate or believable lawsuits against homeowners include kids who are injured when trespassing, such as two teens who were burned by a wire. In this case, sadly the property owner was not as fortunate as most, and somehow the judge found in favor of the two trespassing kids and awarded them a hefty settlement even though they were on private property. Or the case of a delivery person who was not wearing proper boots when making deliveries during the winter and sues a homeowner for slipping on an icy driveway.
All of these cases have one thing in common, and that is the fact that as the owner of a property, you can be held responsible for some crazy things. And the crazier and money hungry people get, the more these lawsuits are appearing. The one sure way to avoid these issues is to rent and not own a home.
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