I had my line roto rooter out 5 years ago an fine, I see roto rooter next door before , they extremely expensive, I went thru local mechanical place , so when left work, they stand street an walk toward my driveway with long electronic thing lites on street, I have old lines on 1 ft there property that were for rv in my 2 ND drive, many yrs bfore move there, not I'm use am no idea where go to, mine don't run street but go out back an to another property out street , if they start dig, what if there lines are under my 2 ND drive who h close them , could this start legal trouble , could they try make me pay ? My lines are not there an drain fine, also street assem
Ent project this summer an what happens when go hook up water line an see my sewer line not there as on back an go elsewhere , would that work out , it works fine, not got $10 k for sewer if some city code update , I can't see why they have to have sewer hookup there an can't leave as is, not go Ask about it ahead time an tell them if ask that fine, , could what go on now if start dig, make me pay for there lines of on my property ? They walk to my drive when I left

Just buy poto pot to stand pee next tree go winter time say you don't live next door you run from doorbell hide in truck next to fence under tree

There might be a TV show embedded in all these topics Dave. Call a TV producer, and when they bring the cameras in, sign up to be the show's literary producer.
And then hire a roto-rooter jobber.

Blessings,
Mark

They place they call are ripoffs or extremely expensive , I pay $150 for what they charge $700, I can't see how I responsible if dig out there sewer line or what happens if under my driveway , I not pay none there stuff if go my driveway , other place always busy , he married an wife probly want fix immediately as woman are like that , I had froze water pipes 7 years ago from early Feb till mid April

Yeap

If the City finds out you have a broken Sewer line on your property, you can be certain that the City will MAKE you pay for the repairs on that line. It's called a Health and SAFETY ISSUE!! Then the Building Inspector and Zoning Enforcement Officer will do an Inside and Outside inspection of your WHOLE PROPERTY!! ANY Code Violations, you will be forced to correct at your own expense !!

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Have a look see tomorrow. If they were locating sewer you should see green paint marks showing where the sewer is. Not sure if I understand but sounds like part of their sewer runs under your driveway and your sewer goes through another property?

So if there pipe runs on my property an my sewer line works fine , I have to pay for there sewer ? I wouldn't do it , what would happen ? So this summer when hook up new sewer line an water lines, they could make me dog a sewer line an disconnect old an run to street ? Not gonna happen, what could they do if refuse ? For $8-$10 k, I see bankruptcy attorney for $1500 an when attorney has $$$, done it , wonder if I should ask city clerk about sewer lines likely go straight out back , not positive but that plumber say 5-6 years ago that he thought they were an another property an out street , not straight out street , noway I pay for neighbors sewer pipe

coonman,

You are most likely fine, it sounds like it won't be too much of an issue.If I were you, I would let them know that they do not have permission to go on your property, what so ever. The city also cannot force you to pay for a sewer upgrade if it doesn't already exist, you will be grandfathered and typically in other places they will just make it very difficult that you will get persuaded to get a sewer hookup. Also if there is some issue about old lines going under your 2nd driveway, whether it's their old lines under your 2nd driveway, or your lines on their land, just tell them it was all agreed to when they bought the property, when you bought it, must have been an old agreement. No worries my friend.

Dave if it's a private deal and not the city all you'll probably have to give them is permission to dig on your property. I'm glad I don't live there though because I can not imagine any of my plumbing electrical or anything that is mine running on someone else's property. Ya'll must get run through the ringer when you buy or sell a house or property there with other folks utilities running on it.

Grandfathering might not work, if the City wants to bring every property up to a new Code.

Example: You have an old house where the drilled water well is actually located in your Basement. It may have passed code years ago, but if you want to sell that House, you will have to pay to have a new water well drilled out in the front or back yard. Otherwise, it will not pass inspection, and will not be able to get a mortgage on that house.

So legally if neighbors sewer pipe would be broke under my driveway an there pipe from there house, nothing do my pipe , they can't make me pay ? Or legally this summer , make me do upgrade to sewer, to go out street in front house , instead leave it like is, go out back to another property , who guy told me it goes to an out new lines in, an goes out main street ? I don't like city ppl at all in small town, nasty an phoney , I can refuse to let them in my house ? If so, tell them everything fine an don't want none nose around

I shouldn't have to pay for neighbors sewer pipe if broke on my lot , I wouldn't do it or even try to

Dave,

Why don’t you call the local sewer department and ask a real life person? They will know a lot better than people who don’t work there.

Dave - relax. You're getting worked up over something you don't know is happening or going to happen. Deal with the problem when and if it comes up, and only then. Most likely it will amount to nothing.

coonman,

No you would not be responsible at all in that situation, they should have done a proper inspection before they bought the house. They will likely just cap off the old line, and run a new line that is contained within their property. If they ever try to give you a hard time, you just go dig at the property line, and take your sawzall and cut their line where it enters your property. It likely wont ever lead to that, but sometimes people want to be dumb, you will be more than ok. You do NOT have to pay for a broken pipe on your property that happens to belong to your neighbors.

@Canvasback, You are correct in that situation, but as it stands the city cannot force coonman to upgrade to sewer no matter what. They could offer him money, they could offer him 100 corvettes, they still cannot force him to upgrade to sewer. If coonman wants to send his sewage out to his older leach field until the day he dies, he will be able to do so.

Our city made us pay to have our outdated septic tank filled and attach to city sewer even though it was still working fine. Cost us just under $4000.00 two summers ago.

Sewer laterals are the underground pipes that connect your home wastewater to the main sewer line in the street. Homeowners are responsible for their sewer laterals, while problems to the public sewer main line are managed by the city or municipality.

There are two types of sewer laterals: upper laterals and lower laterals. The upper lateral is part of the residential sewer system that runs from your home to the property line, which is usually the curb or sidewalk. The lower lateral is the section of residential plumbing that runs from the property line to the public sewer main line in the street.

Many homeowners assume that lower lateral piping is not their responsibility since they run past their property line. This is not the case. In most situations, it is the residential property owner who must maintain and repair the lower lateral piping. Lower lateral repairs can carry a higher price tag than other plumbing fixes since it may involve digging into the street or sidewalk.

That kinda stuff really sucks, mine works just fine, goes out back, to another street , hundreds feet away , not straight out to street in front, I thinking if ask now, they gonna say yeah have to dig new sewer line, I think better wait an see if they say anything , when tear out street an hookup as it be to late to dig new sewer line out on my lot an I tell them it goes out street out thru backyard an that how it been forever