apushatayid -“when they do, call the cops. till then, put up a fence that will keep them out.”
I agree to put up a fence, but you must call the cops at every incident. Why? Because they won’t do anything anyways and if they do damage something -then if you called previously they might actualy make an arrest.
I’m not a lawyer, but I think the law is like this. Let’s say they damage something -then they can be sued. The insurance of your home might not even cover criminal acts, which are not accidental. So you sue this kid -I doubt the kid has any assets -so you won’t get a dime.
But if you have called the cops numerous times and there is documentation and of course 99% of the time they’ll just take a report and not investigate or prosecute -now they are legally liable for their inaction. So instead of you getting the bill for the damage of your property -you can sue the cops, ie. the city, for the damage.