UnicornArch

I will look.

I know there's a law out there that says something to the effect that any new construction cannot cause flooding, or block the natural storm water drainage of the adjacent lots of existing development (my house was built in the 50's).

There's a huge house nearly built behind my house, and soon after construction started, particularly once the slab went down, my backyard has been continuously under water. This is especially true because of all the rain in the past few months. The problem is, that even between rains, the ground stays under water, even after all the neighbor's lawns have dried!!

The basic response I got from the builders was: We built that house to code....your problem.

And today from the Homeowner (paraphrased): "Sorry, I sympathize for you, but don't take this the wrong way, but it's YOU'RE problem, not mine. That's the cost of development. You should be thankful, 'cause I increased the value of your property by building this big house over here. My house is to code, and I can guarantee that your's is not".

Well, he must think I'm poor, and he's doing me a favor just because I live in a modest home. And as far as my house is concerned...unless I do any major remodeling, whether it's up to code or not, is not even an issue either. My property is uphill from his, and he admitted adding 60 yards of dirt to his backyard, so it's no wonder I'm damming up against his property.

Anyway, does anybody know where I can find that law? Ordinance?

Thanks.

BTW, I'm talkin 4 inches deep of standing water.