Several residents have told us that they received a card similar to the one below, asking them to purchase some plan to maintain the water supply lines entering their property. The card does quote a GP Municipal Code, 26-71(b), which states:
Sec. 26-71. – Requirements and exceptions as to easements.
(b) Exceptions. Water lines on private property that are required to be metered or fitted with detector checks at or near the property line shall not be dedicated to the city and the property owner shall bear all maintenance responsibility on the customer side of the meter or detector check.
Were these properties stand alone homes on an individual lot, this would have some validity. However, the HOA owns and maintains the land beneath which the water lines run and the HOA repairs leaks in these areas. The HOA responsibility goes up to and including the water cutoff valve; on the other side of the cutoff valve becomes homeowner responsibility. This is usually a 1 or 1.5 foot piece of pipe.
If you get one of these cards, you do not need to purchase this “protection”. Here is an example of this card. We have redacted the owner’s name and address for privacy.
