The water connection enables the use of running water and sewage disposal. It connects the city water supply network with the internal installation. You need to think about it at the very beginning of construction, because without access to water, further work in the house will be impossible. Sometimes, for logistical reasons, the connection must be located on the neighbor’s plot. However, he must consent to this.
Water connection through the neighbor’s plot. You need written consent
If your neighbor’s property has a water mains connecting their property to the municipal water supply, you can ask them to connect. The neighbor may refuse or agree, which means that by branching the pipes they would also supply water to your property. In such a situation, however, the valve is located on the neighbor’s property. Under the law, the person who built the water and sewage connections is their owner.
Therefore, it can be screwed and unscrewed. The written consent to connect ceases to be valid, e.g. due to a change in the owner of the property. There are situations where the new owner turns off the valve and thus cuts off the water supply. Such cases also occur during neighborly conflicts.
Can my neighbor turn off my water? Photo Łukasz Ogrodowczyk / Agencja Wyborcza.pl
My neighbor turned off my water. What to do?
The new owner of the property is not bound by the consent granted to use the water supply system by the previous owner. So he may argue with you about turning off your water. Unfortunately, such cases are very complicated in legal terms and drag on for many years. The best example is the Wolanin family from Wojkowice in the Silesian Voivodeship. Due to an argument with a neighbor, they were deprived of water because the connection was located on his plot. The neighbor turned off the valve and refused to open it for several years. The case was reported to the police and the prosecutor’s office, but the proceedings were discontinued because no crime was found. – The only way for these countries to have water is for the participants of the proceedings to turn on the valve – said lawyer Barbara Kołek in “”. If you feel like it, vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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