Hello everyone,
during my house construction, the sidewalk slabs were damaged by excavation work carried out by the contractors.
The city already asked me back in November 2019 to restore the sidewalk to a "safe" condition.
Over the past two years, there were several reasons why I couldn’t focus on the sidewalk... but this year it’s scheduled to be paved along with my driveway, etc.
Now a resident reported me to the city and, of course, also took photos.
As a result, I received a letter from the city giving me a 10-day deadline to repair the sidewalk.
10 days?
Is this deadline period legally valid? I will call a few companies and ask, but I don’t think I’ll get an on-site appointment within the next 10 days.
And yes, maybe I neglected the issue, but I really intended to finally take care of it this year.
What would you do?
Request an extension of the deadline?
during my house construction, the sidewalk slabs were damaged by excavation work carried out by the contractors.
The city already asked me back in November 2019 to restore the sidewalk to a "safe" condition.
Over the past two years, there were several reasons why I couldn’t focus on the sidewalk... but this year it’s scheduled to be paved along with my driveway, etc.
Now a resident reported me to the city and, of course, also took photos.
As a result, I received a letter from the city giving me a 10-day deadline to repair the sidewalk.
10 days?
Is this deadline period legally valid? I will call a few companies and ask, but I don’t think I’ll get an on-site appointment within the next 10 days.
And yes, maybe I neglected the issue, but I really intended to finally take care of it this year.
What would you do?
Request an extension of the deadline?
K a t j a schrieb:
Do you just want to make the path "safe" for now? That might be possible with a temporary solution. I would ask your friendly developer / general contractor / architect if they know someone who can lend you some steel plates or something similar for a while. No, by March 31, 2022 at the latest, I am required to have the proper condition restored by carrying out the necessary construction work.
K a t j a schrieb:
Sorry, those who suffer the damage... it’s somehow quite funny. What exactly do you mean? I’m a bit lost :-)tomtom79 schrieb:
Shouldn't the excavation company have responded here?Well, if I had raised an objection right away back then, something could have been done. With the second house, I've learned a lot in so many areas :-)))