[JC and John]

We are facing this issue with the swail between our house and a neighbor. Short story, both called home warrantry. We were both told that our homes are over 1 year(just a few months) they will not handle and recommend we call our respective landscapers who installed our initial landscaping. Neighbor called his landscaper. Short answer, the grade is within acceptable limits and unless water stands for 48 hrs. they will not fix. Because we don't want the area to sink further and deal with the dead grass and weeds, we called a third party KB Landscaping for a solution. Solution is a French drain along the side of the 2 houses and across the back of neighbor's lot to a main drain. We will share in the cost of approx. $3,000 which includes new sod and tie ins of neighbor's downspouts. Got out home warranty papers and drainage is addressed. Standing water 24 hrs/48 hrs yes is covered, otherwise no. Did not experience this issue prior to our 1 year inspection. It developed because of the massive amounts of rain we have had so far this summer.