| Repair | Who pays | The rule |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk Trash / Junk Removal | City | Dallas provides monthly curbside brush and bulky item collection up to 10 cubic yards, but excludes electronics, roofing materials, chemicals, and refrigerant appliances. |
| Gas Service Line | Property owner | In Dallas, Atmos Energy owns the gas line to the meter; the owner is responsible from the meter to the home. Cited to Atmos Energy. |
| Sewer Lateral | Property owner | Dallas sewer lateral: by city code, the city maintains the connection from the main to the property line. The building lateral on your side is the homeowner's. |
| Sidewalk Repair | Property owner | In Dallas the owner must replace a defective sidewalk, but the City's Cost Share Program splits existing residential sidewalk replacement 50/50. |
| Tree Roots | Property owner | In Dallas, City Code 43-33 keeps the sidewalk, parkway and driveway on the abutting owner even when a street tree caused the damage. Code text quoted. |
| Water Service Line | Property owner | In Dallas the property owner maintains the private water service line from the meter onto their property. Cited to the City of Dallas. |
Bulk Trash / Junk Removal
Dallas Sanitation gives residential customers monthly curbside brush & bulky item collection (up to 10 cubic yards) as part of the standard service, but excludes electronics, roofing materials/shingles, paints/chemicals, refrigerant-containing appliances, and dirt/soil/sod.
Residential customers receive monthly brush and bulky item curbside collection of up to 10 cubic yards.
Source: Brush and Bulky Item Collection
Gas Service Line
Dallas: past the gas meter is yours, "you are responsible for any natural gas piping on your property from our gas meter to your home or business."
In most states, except Kansas, you are responsible for any natural gas piping on your property from our gas meter to your home or business. Atmos Energy does not maintain the natural gas lines on your property beyond our meter.
Source: Home safety: natural gas lines
Sewer Lateral
Dallas: the city's duty stops at your property line by its own code; the building lateral on your side is yours.
The city is responsible for maintenance of a service connection from the main to the meter, or from the main to the property line where the connection is unmetered, in the case of water service and from the main to the property line in the case of wastewater service.
Source: SEC. 49-24. SERVICE CONNECTIONS.
Sidewalk Repair
Dallas: the owner must replace a defective sidewalk, but the City's Cost Share Program splits the cost 50/50 for existing residential sidewalk. The owner pays 100% of a drive approach.
to share the cost 50/50 for existing residential sidewalk removal and replacement.
Tree Roots
Dallas: the abutting owner must repair a defective sidewalk at the owner's expense, and Ch. 48 on trees does not shift that bill.
When a sidewalk, driveway, or any appurtenance to a sidewalk or driveway becomes defective, unsafe, or hazardous, the abutting property owner shall reconstruct or repair the sidewalk, driveway, or appurtenance, and the expense of such work must be borne by the abutting property owner.
Source: Dallas City Code § 43-63 (owner must repair; expense borne by abutting owner)
Water Service Line
Dallas: the private service line from the meter is yours, "property owners are responsible for maintaining the private portion of the service line... coming from the meter."
Property owners are responsible for maintaining the private portion of the service line, including replacing any lead plumbing inside their premises and along their property coming from the meter.
Source: Dallas Water Utilities service-line notification letters
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