What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana
My neighbor originally agreed to sign an easement and then refused.
At one time both properties shared an owner.
The town said this was a civil matter and would not step in and enforce a prescriptive easement.
I have this email from the town manager to the excavator I was working with -
Town Mgr when they thought my neighbor was going to sign an easement:
'Okay sounds good. Our Town ordinance states that the laterals have to be separated & there may be sewer tap fees involved with a possibility of a manhole being installed in the road for the laterals to run to. No more putting in Ts in the main line. Im doing my research on this matter. Will let you know what I found out'
Excatator:
The home owner wouldnt be responsible for manhole, would she? And we wont know if they are tied together until we get on the property to see. The lady just bought the house and is a little overwhelmed. And would they need tap fees, they already have sewer lines. I thought tap fees were for new lines.
Town Mgr:
Not for the purchase of the manhole but for the installation they both would have to share. Still looking into that issue with our Town attorney. According to the liquor store owner the plumber he hired cut her lateral & installed a 90 elbow & thats why we are thinking they were tied together when the house & business (owner of both properties then) was first built in the mid 70s. Hopefully we can have them repair it as it was, with the owners having to have a sewer permit (which Ms. Bibbs has a permit) & the purchase from the Town a backflow preventer, along with the business owner doing the same.
The plumbing work mentioned above, was completed without a permit and without a city inspection at completion.
The town has since filed an ordinance violation against my neighbor.
My excavator pulled his outside access cap and found the water level to be inches from the top. I assume he continues to have issues too.
All work was halted at my property line and I have an invoice for $3100 and I still don't have proper plumbing.
The owner has until Wednesday 5/3/17 to have someone come back and dig up his lateral so that the city can inspect the work that was done.
Any advice on what my next steps should be? I just want to be able to take a long shower and do laundry. I try to use as little water as possible because the water will back up into my basement sink.
Thanks
Karen
My neighbor originally agreed to sign an easement and then refused.
At one time both properties shared an owner.
The town said this was a civil matter and would not step in and enforce a prescriptive easement.
I have this email from the town manager to the excavator I was working with -
Town Mgr when they thought my neighbor was going to sign an easement:
'Okay sounds good. Our Town ordinance states that the laterals have to be separated & there may be sewer tap fees involved with a possibility of a manhole being installed in the road for the laterals to run to. No more putting in Ts in the main line. Im doing my research on this matter. Will let you know what I found out'
Excatator:
The home owner wouldnt be responsible for manhole, would she? And we wont know if they are tied together until we get on the property to see. The lady just bought the house and is a little overwhelmed. And would they need tap fees, they already have sewer lines. I thought tap fees were for new lines.
Town Mgr:
Not for the purchase of the manhole but for the installation they both would have to share. Still looking into that issue with our Town attorney. According to the liquor store owner the plumber he hired cut her lateral & installed a 90 elbow & thats why we are thinking they were tied together when the house & business (owner of both properties then) was first built in the mid 70s. Hopefully we can have them repair it as it was, with the owners having to have a sewer permit (which Ms. Bibbs has a permit) & the purchase from the Town a backflow preventer, along with the business owner doing the same.
The plumbing work mentioned above, was completed without a permit and without a city inspection at completion.
The town has since filed an ordinance violation against my neighbor.
My excavator pulled his outside access cap and found the water level to be inches from the top. I assume he continues to have issues too.
All work was halted at my property line and I have an invoice for $3100 and I still don't have proper plumbing.
The owner has until Wednesday 5/3/17 to have someone come back and dig up his lateral so that the city can inspect the work that was done.
Any advice on what my next steps should be? I just want to be able to take a long shower and do laundry. I try to use as little water as possible because the water will back up into my basement sink.
Thanks
Karen