We have on our video surveillance cameras from last night, a

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We have on our video surveillance cameras from last night, a truck leaving our neighbors driveway, drive onto our lawn in circles leaving large groves and damaging our lawn. We called police about it and the officer came over and told us we couldn''t do anything about it, it was only grass and it will grow back. He said our only option was small claims court. The officer did not tell us his name, when we inquired, he did not respond. We spoke to the neighbors, and they maintain they do not know who this person is, just someone called "Pete" and are not responsible. We have video of this vehicle leaving his premises and doing damage to our lawn. They trespassed and damaged property, can''t we pursue legal action. We want them to pay for fixing the lawn and some new sod.

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Spring Hill, Florida

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called police and to file report and requested copy of report, and tried to speak to neighbors

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you certainly can have charges filed- such as malicious destruction of property, tresspass, reckless endangerment, etc. and if he is not made to make restitution as part of his conviction, then you would need to go to small claims court.

you can go to your court magistrate, in some states called a court commissioner, and fill out a statement of charges which will prompt a subponea for him to appear in court. and you also can go to the DA's office and tell them you want this matter prosecuted. i dont know why the police would not take a report. you might want to discuss that with the magistrate and the DA, too

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We don't know who "Pete" is and the neighbor is claiming it was just someone who stopped by and he doesn't know him. Can we pursue legal action with the homeowner, since it was his visitor?

i was under the impression that your survelliance would have captured the license tag number of the truck, which the DA could have hunted down. that is why i said to speak to the DA regarding the prosecution. but if you do not have the name of the suspect then the DA can speak with your neighbor and try to get them to reveal who this person was. your neighbor cannot be held responsible for the actions of his guest for this

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