Who pays for a sinkhole in the street?
I’m curious, what causes these sink holes typically? Over the past couple of weeks, several of them have popped up repeatedly in the street at the intersection of 5th Ave and 18th St. Last year, all sorts of work was done in the street and it was dug up, then replaced. After repair last year, everything looked so nice with the new blacktop. Now, the street seems to be getting super-sized craters seemingly overnight. Could the prior repair after digging have been shoddy? Or is this typical?
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urbanist | 13 years and 11 months ago
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Over the weekend a sinkhole emerged in the street about 10 feet from the curb in front of my house. Who is on the hook to pay for that? Thanks
fastfreddy | 13 years and 11 months ago
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Not entirely sure, but I think that 10 feet is the dividing line–within 10 feet of the curb you get the bill and beyond 10 feet the city pays the tab.
BobMarvin | 13 years and 11 months ago
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It’s in the street, not the sidewalk, right? If so I’m pretty sure the City pays.
kidbklyn | 13 years and 11 months ago
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I think if the hole was caused by a water or sewer line connected between the house and the main, the owner of the house would be liable. That is, unless you can prove that the city did something to cause this. I don’t any idea who would be liable if it were a natural occurrence.
wyckoff | 13 years and 11 months ago
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You seriously need to ask? http://a841-dotvweb01.nyc.gov/PotholeDefect/ViewController/CreateComplaint.aspx
donatella | 13 years and 11 months ago
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Ditto to Wyckoff. Do you really think that private citizens are responsible for potholes? Or are you just testing the new site??? Sigh.
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Actually this happened to us last year just off the curb and was related to a sewer line issue and we were responsible for paying…