Doug Boulter ) said...

You own the line running from your house to the main. If it gets
backed up, blocked by roots, or cracked, it will be your
responsibility. If the blockage or break is in the main, the city
owns the problem.

You only own the line to the property line. Beyond that, it is the city's
problem.

A friend of ours had a problem with his drain line and had a guy out to
diagnose it. Four hours on a Sunday evening and the guy determined that
the blockage was beyond the property line. At that point the guy had to
contact the city's works department to get someone out.

The city had to fix it, and pay for the diagnosis fee.

--
Calvin Henry-Cotnam
"I really think Canada should get over to Iraq as quickly as possible"
- Paul Martin - April 30, 2003
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