[Kman34]

If someones dog killed my dog and then I got hurt to boot.. THEN.. asks for $3700... I'm not paying for jack shit..


We had the same situation at the City of Liberty MO.. Lateral line run behind neighbors houses with each house connected to it. The City took responsibility for it because it was technically part of our sewer system.

I ran a new 8"main with manholes and made the service connections paid for by the City of Liberty because the old lateral was failing. Easements had to be obtained to do the work because the old lateral was so close to the houses and the new line had to go just inside property lines.

Easement acquisition was tricky because some homeowners said they didn't have any problems so why do the work and mess up their yard. I explained that it was just a matter if time before it failed and backed shit up in their houses. Had Video of the pipe to prove it.

I know this because I head the Utilities Constuction division for the City..