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Need Info on getting a power company to move the neighbors servic

Thomas Dahl
Contractor · Columbus, OH · Member since 2022 · 1 post · 0 votes

A house I bought in west Virginia has the neighbors power service above ground running directly over my garage and it rubs on my roof. The neighbors house is a rental from a slum lord and making his life harder while fixing this problem is a win win for me on both points. Is there anyway to get them to have to move their service off my property? I can not park my truck in my own driveway without hitting their power line.

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  • Chris SeveneyBusiness Member
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    Investor · VA · Member since 2015 · 21k+ posts · 19k+ votes
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    Quote from @Thomas Dahl:

    A house I bought in west Virginia has the neighbors power service above ground running directly over my garage and it rubs on my roof. The neighbors house is a rental from a slum lord and making his life harder while fixing this problem is a win win for me on both points. Is there anyway to get them to have to move their service off my property? I can not park my truck in my own driveway without hitting their power line.


     Is there an existing easement in place? If yes then only thing you can have them do is raise it so its not rubbing your roof. First thing to do is check for an easement which I am guessing they have but thats where you need to start. 

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  • Kevin Sobilo
    Realtor · Hanover Twp, PA · Member since 2018 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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    @Thomas Dahl, I would contact the power company. They are the ones who installed the line to the neighbors house OVER your property.

    Also, what kind of truck? Is this a semi or something crazy like that because power lines shouldn't be that low. Even on a ranch home, usually the weather-head is raised high enough so as to not cause that issue. If it isn't done properly perhaps the municipality can force it to be changed. 

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  • Theresa HarrisPro Member
    Member since 2019 · 15k+ posts · 11k+ votes
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    I agree with Kevin.  Call the power company and get them to raise or move the power line. If you can touch the wire with your truck, then it is a safety hazard.

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  • Scott Mac
    Austin, TX · Member since 2019 · 5k+ posts · 5k+ votes
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    Old installs did not always have a weather head, they just screwed an insulator into the home and dropped the line to that, then taped the the service entrance to drop.

    Home owner owns and pays for the weather head.

    Maybe the power company will just tighten up the line for free.

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  • Ryan Normand
    Contractor · AZ · Member since 2022 · 215 posts · 185 votes
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    Everything beyond the service mast literally belongs to the utility company. Your neighbor, slumlord or not, has nothing to do with this issue. Call the utility company. 

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