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Hey everyone! 👋 Have any of you dealt with a situation where a city crew accidentally broke your well water pipe and then told you your well is “illegal” and needs to be replaced at your own expense? I’m in that boat right now and looking for some advice. Here’s the rundown of my situation:
– Shared artesian well with neighbors 🏡
– Well has been around since 1977, house since 1981 🕰️
– City is planning to replace culvert where water pipe crosses 🚧
– Looking at potential outcomes like water cutoff or new individual wells 💧
I’m thinking of getting a real estate attorney involved, but what else should I be considering? Could this have been something that should have been disclosed to me when I bought the house? Is there any recourse through title insurance? Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated! 🤔
Possible solution: One option could be to research any historical documents or agreements related to the shared well and potentially negotiate with the city for a mutually beneficial solution that doesn’t require drilling new wells for everyone involved.
Let’s share our knowledge and help each other out! 🤝 #CommunitySupport #HomeownerHelp
It sounds you have to get a new well up to modern day code specifications.
Have you considered going after the city? File a claim with the city, let them know they damaged your property and that they need to fix your damages. If they’re unwilling to fix it because of those code violations, then you could get that monetary compensation. Many times we try to work with everyone to prevent any litigation.
I work for a municipality and the individuals who broke your well and who spoke with you about codes and city ordinances are probably not the same people who handle claims filed against the city. We get claims pretty often by individuals having the property damaged by municipality workers and if we don’t do anything about it it can be considered negligence.
Just curious. I know nothing about real estate law. But I would contact a real estate attorney just in case there is some insurance somewhere in the purchase of your home. Again. I don’t know but maybe from the homes inspection?
Get a lawyer. It’s against the law for them to restrict your access to water. Even if there is new codes or whatever that they’re trying to enforce that would make you have to drill a new well they can’t cut off the access you currently have. Even if they accidentally broke the pipe they are responsible for getting it fixed in a timely manner. They can’t just bust the pipe, say too bad you’ll have to drill a new well, and walk away. In most cases just the threat of legal action will get the desired result.
Your situation is unusual and most answers here are speculative. Unfortunately you will need to get a good real estate attorney and you will probably have to spend serious money to resolve this.
Does title insurance play a role here?