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Hi all,
We have recently purchased an attached brick row house. There is a leak in the back wall that seems to be comng from a secton of the rear exterior wall that desparately needs some repointing. The complication is the the repointing work needs to be done not just on our wall, but on the neighbors exterior wall as well. (The leak is coming in via the common wall in between our houses.) The next door owner doesnt live there, and wont return the calls that her tenant is making to her on our behalf. (The tenants have complained to her before about this leak, but she doesnt do anything.) She also wont respond to my calls about this. My contractor recommended that we just go ahead and do the work, even if it extends onto her wall. (Which, of course, would mean doing free work for the next door owner.) But im not sure thats a great idea, in case something goes wrong.
Any idea what the law is here? More importantly, can someone recommend a good litigation attorney to talk to about this? Many, many thanks.