r/eastcounty

My family's sewer lateral failed just months after we bought our first home in December 2025. What started as a plumbing problem turned into tens of thousands of dollars in repairs — and the city says it's entirely our responsibility, even though the damage is linked to aging city infrastructure beneath public roads.

We're not alone. Many El Cajon homeowners are facing the same situation: catastrophic failures occurring beneath public roadways, near city connections, or in areas affected by the city's aging sewer system. Yet under current city policy, every penny falls on the homeowner. I started a petition asking the City of El Cajon to reform these liability policies — to create independent investigations for disputed failures, establish shared-cost programs when city infrastructure contributes to damage, and increase transparency about what's really happening under our streets.

This isn't about avoiding responsibility. It's about fairness. No family should face financial ruin for problems caused by deteriorating public infrastructure. If you've dealt with this, or if you think it's wrong that homeowners are bearing the full cost when the city's system fails, consider signing and sharing. The contact info for city council members is in the petition—they need to hear from residents that this needs to change.

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