Authority of Governmental Entity to Replace/Repair Sewer Lines on Private Property (TN Attorney General Opinion No. 08-143, September 8, 2008).
"The provisions of Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-35-401(c)(1)(D), therefore, effectively eliminate the need for a utility easement when the objective is to reduce sanitary sewer overflows, as long as the private property owner provides consent and agrees to hold the municipality harmless for the work. Once the rehabilitative construction is completed, each affected private property owner would be responsible in the future for maintaining that portion of the sanitary sewer connection that is located on the property of the owner. Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-35-201(2) and § 68-221-209(a)(2)." Id.
Opinion may be found at the TBA website:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/AG/2008/ag_08_143.pdf
