@z_joe93395 Unfortunately these homes have been here since the 70's. Builders and developers are either long gone or protected by statute of limitations.
Our back yard has fallen away in a landslide caused by a NYS DOT drainage creek overflowing and undermining the hill. We are receiving no help from any government agencies. Our neighbors were forced to evecuate their home permanently. The landslide has continued to get worse from this video. We will post drone footage from news sources in the near future. @rawsalerts@news10nbc@13WHAM@NYSDOT@KathyHochul@SenSchumer
@BobLonsberry Any connections that might get this moving in a better direction?! It's been a week and a half, and all the agencies are pointing at one another, as expected.
@PaulJReed1 We already know they haven't done maintenance on it in the 13 years we've lived here! Just need to find out what their maintenance schedule is required to be, and work with that. Of course that's easier said than done!
Already researched that idea. It's 500-1000 loads of fill. And the trucks can't approach anywhere near the edge. We would have to rent a dozer for at least 3-4 months, pushing a very tall pile slightly closer to the edge with every dump. Best case scenario it works. Medium case scenario the pile collapsed the bank further. Worst case scenario the truck, dozer, and house end up in the hole. Also it requires RGE to remove the power lines.
@tsteele93 They already told us that we're liable for any damage if we try to fix it. Even though it's cause by the NYSDOT drainage creek running along the toe of our hill.
It's hard to ask for help. With the stabilization project potentially costing 4-7x the value of our home, every penny counts. This is a starting point. Prayers and Thoughts accepted.
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We do have a go fund me. It has very little traction. Unfortunately the solutions are in the $500k plus range. Most project into the multiple millions of dollars. Our goal is to save our neighbor's house (husband wife and two daughters) as well as our house (my pregnant wife and I) from succumbing to the slope failure. I will probably post the GFM in a follow up comment, but again, it's embarrassing to ask for help.
@Tyquans22@ChMJ1016 We've explored this option. Very few lawyers are willing to sue local or state municipalities. Even fewer are in our price range. Even fewer than that think that it would take fewer than 2 years. This needs an immediate solution.