Need a bit of input and I'm hoping someone has dealt with this issue before. Short overview is that we have a new neighbor that just bought a new construction next door in a residential subdivision in the county, not the city. We have no HOA either, not that I want one. The area was flooded in Ike, and there were only about 20 homes built at that time. The builder put the pad up pretty high, from my driveway, it's at least 3' higher than my foundation. The builder also had his dirt guy slope it perfectly and he cut ditches for runoff along the property lines on all three sides. While the house was under construction we never had an issue with runoff. House sale closes, they move in and last Saturday the 22nd the dump trucks start rolling at 6:30am, they filled in the ditch to access the side rather than back off the driveway. They immediately started filling in the ditch along the side of my property line and raising the grade as you can see. I'm guessing that they don't like the anthill style yard. The rain caught them at noon and he used a tractor to get the dirt out of the ditch to allow it to flow. You can see in the picture what I am dealing with, my house is on the right, photo is looking down the fence/property line. He did come over and apologize for the dirt on my property and he'd get it off. He said he's under a time constraint as he has a truckload of sod coming this week. I mentioned the water building up in my backyard and under the small shed and he seemed puzzled. I said there needed to be a drain/ditch cut to keep the water off my property. I can see through my fence and in some places, the dirt is over my 6" rot board on the bottom of my fence. His dad showed up yesterday afternoon with a big tractor and started moving dirt and it seemed like he was adding dirt to the perimeter along the fences. My perimeter fence is still wet and the building is still in a small lake.
Anyone every dealt with this? I know I can, and really need to add some dirt on that side of my house and I can install a French drain pipe to the street but I think I am just trying to justify a resolution on my part.
I spoke with the County today and there is no code of enforcement on their part. He's a friend of mine and just said that "yes, as a gentleman's agreement, one shouldn't push runoff to a neighbor." In reality, there is nothing they can do though. I have had a talk with him and showed him pictures of the water running under my fence but I think it has fallen on deaf ears.
Any ideas?
Anyone every dealt with this? I know I can, and really need to add some dirt on that side of my house and I can install a French drain pipe to the street but I think I am just trying to justify a resolution on my part.
I spoke with the County today and there is no code of enforcement on their part. He's a friend of mine and just said that "yes, as a gentleman's agreement, one shouldn't push runoff to a neighbor." In reality, there is nothing they can do though. I have had a talk with him and showed him pictures of the water running under my fence but I think it has fallen on deaf ears.
Any ideas?
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