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Are you part of some private community, that is able to make purchase orders on behalf of its members? Otherwise, what you describe is not normal. The bill wou
by vetinari 5y ago
Are you part of some private community, that is able to make purchase orders on behalf of its members?
Otherwise, what you describe is not normal. The bill would be paid by whoever issued the PO. If it wasn't me, I'm not paying. If it was not on my property, then not my problem, and if it was, you have also trespassing on top.
So the only alternative that occurs to me that you are a part of some community, with common maintenance of shared property and where the bill is footed by members.
- analog31 5y agoThe bill is called a "special assessment." It does permit you to do the work yourself if you want, but that's much more expensive typically. Right to work on the property is called an "easement." These measures are common in urban areas in the US.
- analog31 5y agoJust adding a note that there are other easements as well. For instance the back line of my family's property grants an easement to the utilities for maintaining the electric and telecom wires. Another way of thinking about it is that the notion of "ownership" is limited in a variety of ways. We also don't have mineral rights or control of the airspace above our house.