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Originally Posted by El Lobo Gordo
Based on what you have said in this thread, if your neighbor threatened your grand kids and their friends I don't think you'd be inclined to be a nice guy when it came to handling this situation about the sewer line.
If you are the OP, How do you approach this guy and present the problem you want solved?
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Option A:
Hey neighbor. When you had work done on your sewer line, I realized that it had been run in a completely weird way and runs into my line. I didn't think anything of it at first, but I was talking to a friend of mine who is a real estate agent, and he was really worried about that for both our sake. We now have to disclose that if we ever go to sell our houses, and that's the kind of thing that will scare a lot of buyers off. I also have some work that still needs to be done on the line we apparently share, and while I'd generally be open to sharing the costs, it's just not a viable long-term solution. It's not a huge rush, but my lawyer tells me that the only real way around this is to separate our lines and have you run your own. I know that sucks, so I'm OK if it takes a while, but we really need to get this done in the next year. I'm happy to refer you to my guy if you need it.
Option B:
You have 30 days to get this fixed or I'm capping it off. Also, **** your dog.
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I'm not saying my version of Option A is perfect, but OP seems intent on going in guns blazing when he doesn't actually even know what the situation is. If you've consulted with a lawyer who can figure out what the actual options are and found that the only way out of it is by separating the lines, it is what it is. But there's zero reason to just drop this on someone when there's absolutely no rush on this at all. People usually don't have $10k just lying around, and forcing someone to come up with it out of nowhere like that is, again, and epically dickish move.