Hi all,
I purchased a sloping block last year - about .5-.75 sloping to one side, however I am also on a corner so my builder has balanced this by doing a cut and fill.
I am now responsible for retaining walls for neighbouring sides and I am a bit confused, since I am on the lower side and I have excavated deeper am I liable for the retaining wall? from what I've been told I am fully responsible due to digging deeper.
Also, with regards to backfill on the wall, if the backfill falls on the side of the neighbor (me being on the lower side) who needs to pay for that and the drainage - everywhere I've seen states that both parties have to maintain their own but surely if I'm building the wall shouldn't backfill that falls on the side of the other party be their issue?
if they refuse to backfill or drain correctly what can I do?
I am in NSW and I have engineering plans for the wall part of my build (upto 1m)
Thanks in advance.