Chicken picking at feet

[Ain't Nobody Here]

You should log it and take some video with sound .

[Yorkshire Pudding]

What a .

 

 

Start logging everything now, and get some legal advice to draw up an agreement with all the neighbours over what is paid, by whom and to whom, and who has the responsibility.

 

This informal agreement you have has allowed you to be exploited and allowed other neighbours to shrug it off. That isn't fair. You need to take some positive action to prevent it ever happening again, even if you can't get him to pay what he owes so far. The same would protect your neighbour who organises the electricity payment.

 

Could the companies who provide the services not be persuaded to provide a split invoice, with an equal amount for each neighbour, direct to their house? Then if he didn't pay his dispute would be with the company and not you personally - and their legal department would soon sort him out!

[Looney]

Oh my what a horrible neighbour!

 

I agree with the others that have said that you should look at officially sharing the responsibility for the sewerage or get a third party in to manage it.

 

As for him complaining about your 'noise' well it's tough for him I'm afraid! It's obvious he is being unreasonable.

 

Next time you have the misfortune of speaking to him perhaps you ought to thank him for involving the police as they now have it on record that he has been refusing to pay his share and you have told them about his unreasonable behaviour. Oh, and as they've informed you that 8am is not an unreasonable time to mow the lawn, you feel well within your rights to do so!

[The Dogmother]

Don't forget to get a crime report reference number for the call-out.

[Chookiehen]

Could the companies who provide the services not be persuaded to provide a split invoice, with an equal amount for each neighbour, direct to their house? Then if he didn't pay his dispute would be with the company and not you personally - and their legal department would soon sort him out!

 

I was just going to suggest that. We used to live on the top floor of a three storey block of flats. The ceiling on the communal stair fell in, right outside our front door, and when we got quotes for the repair, all but one of the companies offered to bill each of the flats separately, meaning that we would not be held liable for the whole bill, should anyone start trying to be funny about paying.

 

Whilst I realise that it is a different situation, the general idea is the same - you cannot be held liable for a system that serves more than just your house.

[Alis girls]

How old is he? He sounds like hes got dementia of some sort - often people with this are very convincing. I am not making excuses for him hes sounds horrid, I jsut suspect tos quote one of our reception staff "hes away with the fairies"

[Guest]

If it were my house I would look at installing a septic tank on my own land and seperate the system from the other houses. The arrangement that you curently have is not workable and could seriously hinder you if you ever decide to move, as you will have to declare the dispute. Rather than pay thousands in solicitors costs, I would by pass all the agro and anger that this is causing and spend the money on my own tank!

 

Keeping the parecel? - not a good move!

 

Louise

[The Dogmother]

Good idea Louise

 

It'd save a whole lot of hassle as any prior agreements or disputes have to be declared.

 

I had prolonged hassles when buying my last flat in London - the garden had been dviided differently from how it was specified in the deeds - this had been an informal agreement between the two neighbours - they had to get it formalised before my solicitors would let the purchase go through.

[Chucky Mama]

Is there anyway whoever maintains your sewage plant could cut him off?

[..lay a little egg for me]

How old is he? He sounds like hes got dementia of some sort - often people with this are very convincing. I am not making excuses for him hes sounds horrid, I jsut suspect tos quote one of our reception staff "hes away with the fairies"

 

Sadly, he is only around 35 I would think! Just an antisocial so and so I'd say!

 

We maintain the plant ourselves. We asked the people who come to empty it but they say they would not take on a maintenance contract for such a small plant.

 

I suggested to OH that we just throw the whole thing in and get a septic tank dug, but he thought that would also be v expensive. I might suggest it again though!

[katieadams]

Is there not another company you could try?

[chickenanne]

My dad had a septic tank put in last year, one of the all-singing-all-dancing ones that (in theory) never need de-sludging: it's also BIG. It was about £1,500, which is v exensive, but I bet you could get one for less, particularly if other neighbours wanted to get ones at the same time.

Just make sure you would have no liability for the swerage plant if you did this: if you part-own it and it caused pollution issues than I think you would be part liable even if you didn't use it.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

If you add up all the money you pay for yourselves (and him ) and factor in the hassle free factor and re-sale issue, perhaps it might be a good investment after all?