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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In Alexandria we had to do this. The homeowner policy they offer is a scam. It has so many exclusions and a cap. It didn’t pay a penny. We’re in old town and the water company did the replacement from the middle of the street to out tie in, which was under the sidewalk in front of our house. There was an old access point in the sidewalk there. From there to our basement, we had to pay. It was pricey bc we had to lift up the old brick sidewalk and out it back down exactly. [/quote]

Interesting... in VA it looks like each county has its own municipal water and sewer company?

Alexandria City says this about who repairs sewer pipes: if the lateral was installed before or after 1955 makes a difference:

[quote]Property Owner Responsibilities

Residents are important partners in the City's work to maintain Alexandria's sewer connections and prevent backups.

Sewer laterals are pipes that carry sanitary sewage from buildings to the City's sewer mains.

For sewer laterals installed before July 1, 1955, it is the responsibility of the individual property owner to maintain and repair laterals [b]from the curb to the property[/b].

For sewer laterals installed on or after July 1, 1955, it is the responsibility of the individual property owner to maintain and repair everything [b]from the infrastructure to the actual sewer main.[/b]  [/quote]

https://www.alexandriava.gov/public-works/sewer-and-hydrant-maintenance[/quote]

Yes it varies within No VA and in city of Alexandria the age of pipes matters.  We dealt with this in del Ray last year and city bore cost because the problem was between the curb and the main line in center of street.  We had paid for diagnostic work which included removing sidewalk to see where the problem was, but city covered filling it back in.  Plumber said if we’d been in other nearby areas we would have had to pay the whole thing which was over $20k. [/quote]

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