# Gas Service Line in Phoenix, AZ: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Phoenix, Southwest Gas owns the gas line to the meter; the Customer-Owned Yard Line beyond it is the owner’s. Cited to Southwest Gas’s COYL page.

**Who pays:** owner

Phoenix: the buried gas yard line past the meter is yours, Southwest Gas owns to the meter, "COYLs must be maintained by the property owner."

**Boundary:** The boundary is the meter. Southwest Gas owns and maintains the lines from the street up to and including the meter; the Customer-Owned Yard Line (COYL) beyond the meter is the property owner’s.

**Property owner:** Southwest Gas: "Unlike the lines running from the street up to and including the meter (which are owned and maintained by Southwest Gas), COYLs must be maintained by the property owner."

**City / agency:** Southwest Gas owns and maintains the lines running from the street up to and including the meter.

## Sources
- [Customer-Owned Yard Lines (COYL)](https://www.swgas.com/en/coyl) — "Unlike the lines running from the street up to and including the meter (which are owned and maintained by Southwest Gas), COYLs must be maintained by the property owner." (accessed 2026-09-10)
- [Safety](https://www.swgas.com/en/safety) (accessed 2026-09-10)

_Last verified 2026-09-10. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/phoenix-az-gas-service-line/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._