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**Chris** · 18-08-2005, 10:44

The council's environmental services department should also be able to help mediate if there is any difficulty in getting other homeowners to accept their responsibilities. It's definitely worth giving them a call.

I believe is is also the case that, because shared responsibility for the drains is part of the title of their house, you can sue your neighbours to recover costs if you have to arrange repairs that they won't contribute to voluntarily. But I'd get proper legal advice before considering that!

18-08-2005, 10:44	#9
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,596	Re: Communal drain - liability The council's environmental services department should also be able to help mediate if there is any difficulty in getting other homeowners to accept their responsibilities. It's definitely worth giving them a call. I believe is is also the case that, because shared responsibility for the drains is part of the title of their house, you can sue your neighbours to recover costs if you have to arrange repairs that they won't contribute to voluntarily. But I'd get proper legal advice before considering that!