You will need to complete a Tort Claim and supply documents such as estimates, photos and receipts that demonstrate your claimed damages. The completed Tort Claim must be submitted to: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Attn: Claims Division, P.O. Box 1147, 4080 Lemon St., Riverside, CA 92502-1147, Ph. (951) 955-1060.
To file a civil action for damages, the aggrieved party must first file a complaint in the appropriate court, typically in the Regional Trial Court, unless the matter involves a small claims case, which may be handled by the Metropolitan Trial Court or Municipal Trial Court.
If an item causes damage to your property through no fault of your own, you may have a legal right to claim compensation (also known as claiming 'damages'). For example, you may be able to claim compensation if your washing machine starts leaking and damages your kitchen floor.
If an item causes damage to your property through no fault of your own, you may have a legal right to claim compensation (also known as claiming 'damages'). For example, you may be able to claim compensation if your washing machine starts leaking and damages your kitchen floor.
Section 73 of the ICA provides as follows: When a contract has been broken, the party who suffers by such breach is entitled to receive, from the party who has committed breach, compensation for any loss or damage caused to him thereby, which naturally arose in the usual course of things from such breach, or which the ...
Compensatory damages for monetary losses include: Medical expenses. Damages for medical expenses may include the costs of both past and future medical care and rehabilitation. Costs of living with a disability. Lost wages. Repair or replacement of property. Funeral expenses.
However, whether compensation can be awarded for distress for a tort depends to some extent on its nature. It is well established that in the torts of false imprisonment, assault, nuisance and other wrongs associated with occupation of property, distress damages can be awarded.