Rowhome Property Damage Attorneys Serving Burlington County, NJ

Often more than one party: the contractor doing the work, the developer or owner who hired them, and sometimes an engineer or the party's insurer. Pennsylvania law also puts duties on an excavating owner toward the adjoining property. Sorting out who pays starts with the permits, plans, and an assessment of what physically caused the damage.

Photograph everything with dates, keep any earlier photos of the same areas, write down when you first noticed each problem, and report it in writing rather than by phone. If the work next door is permitted, the filings are public. Do not sign a release or accept a repair check before someone has looked at the full extent of the damage.

No. Homeowners policies often exclude earth movement while still covering other causes, and how the loss is characterized frequently decides the claim. We review the policy language against what actually happened, and we handle the bad-faith side of these disputes as well.

Yes, an old lien, a missing heir's signature, or a boundary discrepancy can hold up a closing indefinitely until it's resolved through a negotiated release, a quiet title action, or litigation.

Often yes. A professional survey combined with a negotiated agreement between neighboring owners resolves most boundary disputes without litigation, we reserve court action for cases where a fair resolution isn't otherwise realistic.

A sheriff sale is typically the final step in a foreclosure or judgment-collection process, and by the time it's scheduled, options for stopping it narrow significantly. Speaking with an attorney as early as possible preserves the most options.

Residential tenancies are heavily protected by state and municipal landlord-tenant statutes, while commercial leases are governed almost entirely by their own negotiated terms. That difference changes which arguments are available to either side.

Burlington County sits in Burlington County, so a state court matter goes to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County (Third Vicinage), at the county courthouse in Mount Holly. Federal claims are heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Burlington County is New Jersey's largest county by land area, spanning riverfront towns to Pinelands townships. Whatever the matter, it is filed and heard in Mount Holly, though an initial case review does not happen at the courthouse. Court appearances come later, and not every matter reaches one.

Usually by survey and agreement. A professional survey combined with a negotiated agreement between neighboring owners resolves most boundary disputes without litigation. In New Jersey's largest county by land area, where parcels run from riverfront town lots to large Pinelands tracts, old descriptions and current fence lines often do not match. We reserve court action for cases where a fair resolution is not otherwise realistic.

Yes. An old lien, a missing heir's signature, or a boundary discrepancy can hold up a closing indefinitely until it is resolved through a negotiated release, a quiet title action, or litigation. Long-held property in the older riverfront towns and the Pinelands townships is where these gaps usually surface, and finding one before a settlement date is set is far easier than clearing it afterward.

Photograph everything with dates, keep any earlier photos of the same areas, and write down when you first noticed each problem. Report it in writing rather than by phone. If the work next door is permitted, the filings with the township are public. Do not sign a release or accept a repair check before someone has looked at the full extent of the damage.