Legal Question in Construction Law in Pennsylvania

Re: Underground phone line cut by accident

You have not provided enough information to answer your question but I suspect that you do not yet have the information that you need. What you are looking for is an easement that might give Verizon the right to put a telephone line where it is. An easement might be referred to on a deed, but more likely, it would show on a title search if one was done for you or your mother. Even if Verizon has such an easement, if there is title insurance that does not exclude it, it is possible that you can get some recovery from the title insurer. Things get even better if Verizon doesn't have an easement; in that case, you might be able to leverage the situation into a payment from them to keep the line where it is. It all depends on the state of your title and that is something that needs some research.

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