Property Damage Definition and Legal Meaning

On this page, you'll find the legal definition and meaning of Property Damage, written in plain English, along with examples of how it is used.

What is Property Damage?

Any form of injury or damage caused to the property, either personal or real, due to negligence or intentionally by the person who is not the owner or that can happen naturally.The wilful damage to any form of property is usually malicious.The intentional damages done to the real property differs from that to the personal property. The real property loss is assessible and have exact value of loss while the personal property has only the sentimental value.