Water supply from the neighbor over the property

Therefore, you have to consider everything together when the pipes run somewhere on the property, my God, it doesn't matter, you have to live side by side for years and everyone knows that neighborhood disputes can become very, very bad.

Of course, if the pipes have to be installed during the house construction, they must be laid so that you have no problems.

: Thank you very much for the information. According to the contract, the property is "free of encumbrances." I will now discuss this in detail again with the seller and the architect.

Hi,

I don't want to cause any stress. It's just unfortunate that I asked before the purchase where the electricity, gas, and water lines are located. The answer was "somewhere." He couldn't give a definitive statement, so it was my risk.

Regarding an easement, I currently see two problems:
- Decrease in value in case of a possible sale
- If there are problems with the supply line, digging must be done on my property

If it went like that, it's your own fault, which means nothing else than that the decrease in value has already been taken into account. By you, of course. After all, you paid amount x including this defect — whether a later buyer will see it the same way is questionable.

The same applies to working on the line on your property. Whether the easement is registered or not makes little difference to the fact that the work will have to be carried out — the easement (here: presumably a servitude) merely secures what must be done anyway, thus saving legal squabbles in case of damage.

However, it is obvious that deep sleep or at least naivety must have been present on all sides here: from you, the seller, the notary, and the surveyor. From a building law perspective, this is possibly incorrect and at least should have been disclosed.

Best regards
Dirk Grafe

If it went like that, it's your own fault, which means nothing other than that the depreciation has long since been taken into account. And by you yourself. After all, you paid sum x including this defect - whether a later buyer sees it the same way is doubtful.

The same applies to the work on the line on your property. Whether the right of way for the line is registered or not makes little difference to the fact that the work must then be carried out - the right of way (here: presumably an easement) only secures what must be done anyway, thus avoiding legal bickering in case of damage.

However, it is obvious that deep sleep or at least naivety must have been present on all sides here: from you, the seller, the notary, and the surveyor. From a building law perspective, this may not be correct or at least should have been disclosed.

Regards
Dirk Grafe

I don't quite understand your statement. How am I supposed to be "at fault"? I bought an "undeveloped" plot of land that is located in an "old" development area and was divided from an existing property. This means that electricity, gas, and water are laid in the street - that was clear to me. But that the water pipe runs across the property was apparently clear to no one.

This is probably the same misunderstanding as in another thread:

You have 99% bought a ... fully developed ... plot.

It is best to mark the cadastral map and/or development plan with additional information (neighbor's line, ownership conditions schematically, planned construction) and then scan/upload it.

Otherwise, this is just searching for a needle in a haystack.

Best regards
Dirk Grafe

: Thank you very much for the information. The property is "free of encumbrances" according to the contract. I will now discuss this in detail again with the seller and the architect.

Well, before I write something wrong here and you get upset:

Cancel the purchase due to fraudulent misrepresentation and start searching again for a new unencumbered plot for your nest-building.

But you can also look at things as they are: most likely, somewhere at the edge of the property is the supply line, which will more or less not bother you in the slightest. Scenarios like opening the pipes can happen, but don't have to. Ask yourself honestly (you don't have to tell anyone) whether your area with building plots is so flooded that you would have withdrawn from the purchase if you had known.