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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also imagine there is going to be significant runoff into the neighbors property. The addition is built with a slope into the neighbors yard.[/quote] This is a myth. A grading runoff plan is required and must be approved by the county. We had an approved plan, and although the neighbors complained that water was getting into their yard, it was confirmed that our plan was valid. The natural flow of water went toward their property, and the real issue was their own poor grading, which they needed to fix. They were trying to use our new home as leverage to make us pay for their existing drainage problem. Some neighbors in older tear down homes, including elderly people (Gen X, boomers) or people scraping by who want to minimize their own expenses, sometimes try to shift responsibility for their problems onto anyone they think has more resources.[/quote]
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