Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Maryland
real property -- retaining wall
Which homeowner has the responsibility for maintaing a retaining wall on a property line -- the owner of the higher ground home whose property is retained by the wall, or the owner of the lower ground home onto whose property the ground would collapse without the wall
Asked on 9/16/07, 5:45 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Sher
Wagshal and Sher
Re: real property -- retaining wall
I'd say it's a joint responsibility, since it benefits both properties.
Answered on 9/17/07, 9:47 am