property damage
Harm to belongings
Property damage is harm or destruction to physical things—buildings, vehicles, land, or possessions.
The term appears frequently in legal and insurance contexts: The policy covers property damage up to fifty thousand dollars.
It distinguishes damage to things from injury to people: The storm caused extensive property damage but no casualties.
- vandalismWillful property damage
- criminal mischiefIntentional property damage offense
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
civil lawsuit · insurance claim · insurance policy · accident · real estate · arson · fire · earthquake · defacement · broken windows · hurricane · graffiti · restitution · subrogation · natural disaster · infrastructure · compensation · repair costs
- wildfire aftermathdebris, embers, rubble, scorched earth, smoldering
- insurance claimsclaim form, claim filing, claim settlement, claims processing, claims adjuster
- lawsuit damageslost wages, lost income, lost profits, medical bills, business losses
- property problemsboundary disputes, liens, easements, encroachment, zoning violations
- rental disputeseviction, security deposit, unpaid rent, lease violation, rent disputes
- property disputesboundary dispute, land disputes, boundary disputes, land dispute, neighbor dispute
property damagebodily injury
Physical harm suffered
personal injury · physical injury · bodily harm · physical harm · loss of life
property damagerenovation
Restoring to good condition
rehabilitation · construction · preservation · reconstruction · property maintenance
property damageproperty protection
Safeguarding owned assets
safeguarding · stewardship · caretaking · property maintenance
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