A Massachusetts family was awarded nearly $5 million after golf balls caused thousands in damages to their home. The Tenczar family has lived near fairway 15 on a golf course located close to their home since 2017. Their attorney said it didn’t take long for golf balls to wreak havoc on the house. “There’s 26 windows that need to be replaced,” Tenczar family attorney Robert Galvin said. “The entire siding of the home has to be replaced. There are portions of the deck that were damaged that need to be fixed.”In the four years of living there, Galvin says nearly 700 golf balls have landed on their property. “This was so extremely upsetting to them and they were so completely powerless to really fix the problem,” Galvin said.A judge awarded the family $100,000 in property damage and $3.5 million in emotional distress. Fees and interest bring the total awarded to nearly $5 million. “The problem had to be fixed from the golf course side,” Galvin said.Watch the video above for the full story.
A Massachusetts family was awarded nearly $5 million after golf balls caused thousands in damages to their home.
The Tenczar family has lived near fairway 15 on a golf course located close to their home since 2017.
Their attorney said it didn’t take long for golf balls to wreak havoc on the house.
“There’s 26 windows that need to be replaced,” Tenczar family attorney Robert Galvin said. “The entire siding of the home has to be replaced. There are portions of the deck that were damaged that need to be fixed.”
In the four years of living there, Galvin says nearly 700 golf balls have landed on their property.
“This was so extremely upsetting to them and they were so completely powerless to really fix the problem,” Galvin said.
A judge awarded the family $100,000 in property damage and $3.5 million in emotional distress. Fees and interest bring the total awarded to nearly $5 million.
“The problem had to be fixed from the golf course side,” Galvin said.
Watch the video above for the full story.
