§ 624 Sewer System Property Condemnation

• •A sewer company can take private property if they need it to build or fix sewer systems.
• •They can only take what is necessary for the sewer work.
• •This rule was added in 1975.

A sewer company needs to dig up part of your backyard to put in new pipes.

The company can legally take that part of your land to do the work, even if you don’t want them to.