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water runoff problem with my neighbor?
I live on a small hill and the house has an elevated drive way on the left side of my house. Recently my neighbour on the other side of the drive did some landscaping work for his back yard.
The problem began: he has dug the ground about 7 or 8 inches lower, and built a wall overlaying rocks to have his back yard two layers. , it is kind like a h shape, the long side of h being the drive way wall (brick), and the rock wall touches the drive wall like the shorter curvy line of h.
since he dug the ground lower, the base bricks and some dirt underneath my driveway is now exposed, and he placed the outlet of the water runoff system right at where his rock wall and my drive way touched. During the heavy rain a month ago, some dirt have been washed away under my driveway, and the section of my driveway sank a tiny bit.
How should I go about this with my neighbor? although our relationship is not the best, I still want to have a positive relationship with the person...
2 Answers
- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
I would try to work it out with him first. And you should work it out with him since he IS at fault. If he does nothing about it or to fix the problem you contact your local city hall and ask what the proper procedure is. Most the time they will come out and inspect the damage and send him a citation to fix the issue.
Source(s): Homeowner - Anonymous10 years ago
He's in the wrong. Tell him you're getting some damage to your driveway, and you'd like him to come look at it and give you an opinion. In the discussion, tell him you had no problem until his changes, ask him where that runoff is coming from, etc. Hopefully he will talk himself into a solving the problem.
The county probably approves all the landscaping, neighborhoods are planned with proper runoff to protect property and the waterways, sewers, and so on. Somebody from the county would probably come out to look too.
Just be pleasant, but get a lawyer if you have to.