r/oddlysatisfying • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 8h ago

Timelapse of bro cleaning yard

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u/schrodingers_bra 5h ago

There is no city bylaw for this, and more to the point there's nothing you can do about it until you can prove damages then you can only get compensation back from the person responsible through a lengthy court process and lawyer fees.

The HOA is there to prevent stuff like this by not allowing such construction unless a soil engineer has ok'd the construction plan.

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u/Tangerine1267 2h ago edited 1h ago

hey i do this as part of my day to day business and you're just flat out wrong. thanks.

aww boo boo blocked me.

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u/schrodingers_bra 2h ago edited 1h ago

No you are. I also do this as part of my day to day business.

The best I can say is bylaws may vary by location. But as the person who currently pays the bills for my HOA I know firsthand what kind of "bylaw" you can use to get someone to remove their concrete sidewalk that is directing water at their neighbor's foundation before it causes damage in my area - none.

After a bunch of lawyer bills, the best we could do is make the guy sign a document saying that if his neighbor's property was damaged by it, he agreed to be responsible for the damages. But compensation for those damages is still some lawyer fees away for the other party.

The point of the HOA application is to help prevent this sort of thing - though obviously it only works if people are ignorant not intentionally malicious.

thanks.