{"product_id":"vragen-55037-6-woningen-laten-het-hemelwater-en-keukenafvoerwater-uitkomen-aan-de-achterkant-van-hun-woningen-om","title":"Common Sewer Repair: Who Pays?","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e \n6 homes let the rainwater and kitchen wastewater come out at the back of their homes and then read via a sewer under our house into the municipal sewer. There is no question of easement or incorporated common property, since this was already built in 1916. However, we now have a problem with that common sewer (it is blocked, broken and needs to be repaired).\n\n My question is:\n On what legal grounds can I divide the costs of the repair between the neighbours? Or is it just my bad luck and should I pay for those costs myself?\n Can I force the neighbours to install their own drainage (even if I am not someone who would want that)?\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n It seems most likely that there is an easement arising through prescription against your plot of land and in favour of your neighbours.\n\n The basic principle, however, is that each plot ensures its own drainage and sewer connection to the municipal sewer.\n \nIf your neighbours wish to continue to exercise their right, they will have to continue to contribute to the costs of maintenance and repair of the common facility in proportion to their share. If the neighbours do not wish to cooperate\/pay, you can, in the last resort, demand the termination of the easement with the court.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n Thanks! It has now been arranged with the neighbors, they all contribute to the repair of the communal sewer\n\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55005922853213,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-55037-6-woningen-laten-het-hemelwater-en-keukenafvoerwater-uitkomen-aan-de-achterkant-van-hun-woningen-om","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}