# Sewer Lateral in Dallas, TX: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> 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.

**Who pays:** owner

Dallas: the city's duty stops at your property line by its own code; the building lateral on your side is yours.

**Boundary:** Dallas City Code Sec. 49-24 makes the city responsible for the wastewater service connection only from the main to the property line. The building lateral on the owner's side of the property line is the owner's.

**Property owner:** Dallas City Code: "A building lateral and building water line must be laid up to the property line and the end left exposed."

**City / agency:** Dallas City Code Sec. 49-24: "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."

## Sources
- [SEC. 49-24. SERVICE CONNECTIONS.](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-125444) — "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." (accessed 2026-09-27)
- [SEC. 49-24. SERVICE CONNECTIONS.](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-125444) — "A building lateral and building water line must be laid up to the property line and the end left exposed." (accessed 2026-09-27)

_Last verified 2026-09-27. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/dallas-tx-sewer-lateral/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._