Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Texas

My neighbor is building a retainer wall down the length of our property to prevent run over onto his land when it rains. He is suing me for the expense of the retainer wall ($30K) because he says when I built my house, it caused the runovers to start occurring. We live on a hill. His property sits below mine. Does that make me responsible for the expense of his retainer wall? It rains 1 1/4 inch per year!


Asked on 1/22/13, 11:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph A. McDermott, III Attorney at Law

If your construction changed the existing flow of groundwater so that your neighbor's property floods, a Texas statute makes you liable for his damages.

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Answered on 1/22/13, 3:26 pm


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