i know this was a topic a couple of months ago, can't seem to find it....
Neighbor directly behind my home built up his backyard about 5 years ago (before I owned my house) about 2 feet above my property (put in a cement block retaining wall). The back of my yard and the back of my side neighbors yard constantly is like a swamp because all of the water runs off his property into ours.
My side neighbor said he did the job without permits and he had previously gotten into heated arguments over it with him, but never called the town because he didn't think the town would really do anything about it.
Today, I noticed a for sale sign on the culprits house. Sure enough, the house is up for sale. I would think now is a prime time to put in a complaint with the town. Has anyone ever dealt with anything like this before?
-is it worth complaining?
-do you think the town will actually make him fix it?
I was going to install a drain/dry well myself this summer, just because I didn't want to have it out with the neighbor, but now that they are considering moving, it might be a perfect time. Thanks for the advice, there is always extremely valuable experiences/advice shared here.
This post was edited on 3/20 7:36 PM by R1766U
Neighbor directly behind my home built up his backyard about 5 years ago (before I owned my house) about 2 feet above my property (put in a cement block retaining wall). The back of my yard and the back of my side neighbors yard constantly is like a swamp because all of the water runs off his property into ours.
My side neighbor said he did the job without permits and he had previously gotten into heated arguments over it with him, but never called the town because he didn't think the town would really do anything about it.
Today, I noticed a for sale sign on the culprits house. Sure enough, the house is up for sale. I would think now is a prime time to put in a complaint with the town. Has anyone ever dealt with anything like this before?
-is it worth complaining?
-do you think the town will actually make him fix it?
I was going to install a drain/dry well myself this summer, just because I didn't want to have it out with the neighbor, but now that they are considering moving, it might be a perfect time. Thanks for the advice, there is always extremely valuable experiences/advice shared here.
This post was edited on 3/20 7:36 PM by R1766U