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The 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 th
by analog31 5y ago
The 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.