Damage to neighbor's house or street - who is liable?

If your construction site damages the road, then you will most likely have to pay for the repair. I assume that the road is not designed for extremely heavy vehicles, e.g. agricultural machines with trailers?

Hmm, how can one assume that? At least there is no sign that suggests it.

Hmm, how can one assume that? There is at least no sign that suggests it.

Inquire at the responsible authority.

Our property will be worked on very extensively (approx. 40m heavy 2m L-stones as a retaining wall;

I generally read such things (until there is a rare counter-evidence in the specific individual case) as a strong indication of planning errors; in this sense, you could be grateful if the local situation prompts critical questioning.

Otherwise, my first question would be how it is with the garbage trucks, their weight can be inquired about. Were the neighboring houses built from aerated concrete—stone by stone transported by wheelbarrow—or have they already "ruined" the street?

I would take "HESSISCHER-VGH – Aktenzeichen: 5 D 1060/09" as an example. It concerns the lifespan of roads (approx. 30 years), and that a construction site also belongs to the normal "life situation" of a road.

If the road is very old (reached the end of its life), it does not matter whether the final death blow is caused by a construction site. When the decision to renovate must be made, all residents have to pay.

At least that is how I understand the ruling.

As you write, the road is very old...

Inquire at the responsible authority.

I would - for now - prefer not to wake sleeping dogs... Now I'll pick up your idea and spin it the other way around.

The street, even if it might give an archaic impression around it, is for me a normal street that seemingly is not subject to any restriction. Even if I (hopefully) exaggeratedly say I drive up and down 100 times with an 18-ton truck, which means going down empty, one can still assume that this could be regarded as normal wear and tear. On another street (let's take for example the main road through the town that leads to our access road), probably more than 100 trucks pass through or over it in their lifetime. If it breaks down, no one can be held personally liable for that.

I generally read such things (until the rare counter-evidence in a specific case) as a strong indication of poor planning; in this sense, you could be grateful if the local situation prompts critical questioning.

Otherwise, my first question would be how it is with the garbage trucks, you can ask about their weight. Were the neighboring houses made of aerated concrete – stone by stone transported with a wheelbarrow – or did they already "damage" the street?

I’ll ignore the poor planning now...

We've already wondered about garbage collection several times, but since we don't live directly nearby, we don't know where the trash bins are collected, but we assume the garbage truck comes up (asking the neighbors has been on the list from the start).
Still, we are almost certain that the old half-timbered houses there were also built along this street.


I will take a look at that...