What are my options 4 spinning Donuts on a gravel parking lot private property
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What are my options 4 spinning Donuts on a gravel parking lot private property
My 18 year old son spun Donuts in
a church parking lot which was
gravel. The church said if he pays
for the damage they won’t go to
court. However they will only give
us one quotes and the quote is for
almost 1,000. We went out there
and looked and it wasn’t much
damage done it may have been some
little tiny ruts… he was driving
a Mustang and they’re trying to
say that he has to redo the whole
entire parking lot what are my
options
Asked on April 6, 2017 under Criminal Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Basically, your option is to pay them what they want (unless they agree to accept less) or else take the chance that they will either look to press criminal charges for the property damage--and if they do, your son will lose; he clearly did the damage--and/or sue for the money--and if they sue, he will also lose the case, but in that instance, they can only get the amount of money they can prove in court is a reasonable cost to repair. That might be less than they are seeking, if the damage is, as you indicate, comparatively small, but unless you have you own estimates (and a contractor to testify to them in court) as to the cost, all the evidence will be their evidence; i.e. they have a reasonable chance of getting the $1,000.
You may be best off seeing if they will agree to take $500 - $800 paid all at once, or $1,000 over time, as an alternative to possible charges and litigation.
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