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? asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 1 year ago

Who is responsible for blocked sewer drain outside my property?

Identify the place of the problem or the blocked drain. You need to identify if the problem is indeed in public (communal) or private property. So, what identifies a public or private drain?

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  • 1 year ago

    You are. The public sewer is there to move your junk. There are no toilets installed on the road.

  • 1 year ago

    If your toilet doesn't work, it don't matter where the blockage is. You have a problem you need to solve.

  • Kieth
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    Up to where your sewer meets the main line, you are. The main line being blocked would affect your neighbors as well as you.

  • 1 year ago

    Who put it in? If it's on the street it's public.

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    In most cities, the sewer from your property line to the trunk line is the cities problem.

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