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Shortly after the owners bought the vacant property, we talked with them. They had bought the lot with intentions of filling it for a one-story house to be built on a slab. They told us they would be putting in drainage. After the owners started filling the lot and we started getting...

My jurisdiction is: New York State In preparation for building a home, neighbors filled in almost 1 acre of land raising it about 4 feet higher than surrounding properties. Village and Code Enforcement Officer were aware of the neighbors project to build a home but did not make them submit...

Thanks for the reply. We do not understand why we should spend thousands of dollars to fix a problem someone else created. Would we be able to recover money spent for attorneys and court as well?

People bought a vacant 2 acre lot next to us. They filled in a little less than 1 acre of the lot, raising the land 2-4 feet higher than the adjoining properties. We are now getting water and mud run-off from the land. We are told the codes are vaguely worded and unprosecutable, and civil...