car damaged in student complex

Lorraine0609 · 01-10-2010 01:59PM #1

I am a student and this week my car was damaged in my apartment complex. Another student ran from the bonnet of my car to the spoiler, which i was watching him do from my window. the spoiler is broken and there are scratches on the roof and bonnet. the Gardai were called and my car was taken for forensic examination. on tuesday i contacted my landlord and is now saying the cameras were not working. thus, can not find who done it. they are now placing the 'bill' onto the apartment which had the largest house party, which dont think will progress. however, if a contract was signed stating there was 24 hour CCTV and as they were not working would he be liable for damages?? the same thing happened last year when somebody reversed into my car, again the cameras were not working, thus nothing was done. this summer i spent 1000E getting it resprayed so am very annoyed and frustrated!! can somebody shine some light on this for me?!

seamus · 01-10-2010 02:46PM

Lorraine0609 wrote: »

however, if a contract was signed stating there was 24 hour CCTV and as they were not working would he be liable for damages??

I'm afraid not. Unless you can show that the damage would not have occured if the CCTV cameras had been working.

car damaged in student complex

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