What recourse do you have when a city snow ploy plows your grass that is by the curb?

Question

Stupid drivers dont care about property! I just wonder if city is liable for damage to turf?

No, it is not in the right of way. This is a development. It is clearly the cause of a careless snow plow. I hate when people don't care about others property.

I know grass grows back but this driver took 2 inches of soil with it. I can't believe you people sticking up for the careless workers! I take pride in my lawn, maybe you don't care.

there is a curb all around the property. The plow blade operator JUMPED the curb and stripped my lawn.

Answer 1

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=curb
5 : an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
The curb is
the link below may answer some of your questions about recourse . You probably should call the the city for the information. Or get on line and find city guidelines etc.
Good Luck!
http://www.sanfordnc.net/Public_Works/street_maintenance.htm

Answer 2

Give the city office a call on Monday and ask them. Remain calm and rational when asking them though, you know the saying about honey vs. vinegar, right?

On the other hand, do you really want to leave it up to the city to fill in the area with their choice of grass seed (which probably won't match your lawn?) By fixing it yourself you can manage that better.

As a preventative measure for the future, place the fluorescent lawn markers along your property line. Take some pictures of the current damage and what the lawn looks like after it's been fixed to keep as a record. Just in case you have more problems in the future.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Funny thing about grass.............IT GROWS BACK.

You could invest in marker sticks to mark the roadway edge. The sticks are brightly colored, usually fluorescent orange and are break away to prevent damage....they are meant as a means of communicating the property edge as it is almost impossible to judge where the road ends and the grass starts when there are a few inches of snow and the driver can not see the plow blade. The driver is guesstimating where the plow edge is.

If your grass is to the road edge, there is an expectation of that area being driven over or otherwise "damaged".

Answer 4

You are probably better of just fixing your yard and then placing some orange marker flags at the curb to help the snow plow driver know where the curb actually is.

If you raise too much of a stink about it you may find your driveway plowed under every time it snows next year.

Answer 5

i am sorry to hear of your dilema as i both plow snow and mow grass for a living however best thing you could do is buy a piece or two of sod and fix the problem now cause by the time u complian and they fix it it will bew in time for the next plow to rip it up then next fall before the ground freezes get a piece of rebar cut it into 2 foot sections paint half bright orange and stake the curb line may never have to replace it again good luck

Answer 6

Have you had your property surveyed. Chances are the right of way is considerably wider than the street. If the grass is on the city's right of way. You cannot make a property damage claim.
As a practical matter, the easiest thing to do it fix it in the spring when grass starts growing.

Answer 7

"maybe you don't care" that's just really nasty. You asked a question and then you lashed out when you didn't like the answer.

The first 3 feet belongs to the city even if it doesn't belong to you. It's just the price we pay for road plowing.

Answer 8

You can wait till spring and replant and berm your property line. Chances are it's part of the roadway. In any case remember " you can't fight City Hall", Unless of course your the Mayor or Selectman.

Answer 9

They should be if you force the issue. Most just fix it themselves as we do.

Answer 10

I dunno, but they plowed over a ton of student's bikes at the university, and nothing happened that I know of..