Liability claims
The municipality can be held responsible for damage to third parties.
Description
The municipality can be held responsible for demonstrable damage resulting from:
- Arrear maintenance of municipal property in the community (i.e. roads, squares, public verdure, buildings, etc.).
- Municipal acts (for instance damage to vehicles of third parties caused by municipal vehicles, etc.).
Application / Request procedure
You have to submit your claim in writing to the Mayor and Aldermen. In the first instance, the municipality will judge the validity of your claim. Should the municipality ascertain that municipal action or neglect has indeed resulted in damage, your costs will be compensated. Naturally you can object to a rejection of the claim or to the amount of the decided sum.
Necessary documents
- You need to enclose in your letter to Mayor and Aldermen (burgemeester en wethouders). Postbus 499, 2240 AL Wassenaar
- Proof of the sustained damage
- Possible witness testimony
- Statement of the incident (for instance an official police report about a traffic accident)
Costs
Submission of a claim is free of charge
Time involved
Time involved in handling depends on the complexity of the claim
Legislature
Dutch civil code (Nieuw Burgerlijk Wetboek)