Shared water, sewer, and conduit in HOA communities and condos: who owns the pipe, who repairs it, and where to look in the association documents.
A water line shared by several homes in an HOA belongs to whoever the deed, the dedication records and the association documents say owns it. There is no single New Jersey rule, so check those papers before anyone digs.
Read more →In a New Jersey condo, the lateral that carries your unit's water or sewer to the street is often a common element the association maintains, but that is not automatic. The master deed and declaration decide it.
Read more →Conduit under an HOA road needs permission from whoever owns that road: the association if it is private, the town, county or NJDOT if it is public. Settle the owner first, then the method, then the restoration.
Read more →Manville sold its sewer to New Jersey American Water, part of Hillsborough went with it, Veolia's water franchise in Vernon grew, and Chester Township granted a gas franchise where there was none. Each with the ordinance, the BPU docket and what it changes at a house.
Read more →The Municipal Services Act makes your town plow your private roads, light them and take your trash. It says nothing about what is underneath. The mains, storm system, hydrants and valves are almost always the association's.
Read more →A plumber called it in. Ten feet of line wrecked by root intrusion at four and a half feet deep. Why root damage is usually local, why we stayed on site while he worked, and why the hay over the seed is not decoration.
Read more →Sewer · Water lines and service · Drainage · Fiber and conduit · Emergencies
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