[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by ron32162

Four foot over from the road is a "right of way" yes they can do work without notification. NOW unless there is a utility easement running through your yard when your home was built they cannot create one anywhere in your yard beyond that 4 ft. This same company tried to pull this on me a few months ago trying to put lines through my front yard to get to my neighbors home I stopped them right away and explained these facts to them then they rerouted and stayed in their "right of way" to my neighbors home and through her front yard so she could have her fiber cable installed. They will tell you they can and actually said they could call the police they found out legally they cannot create a easement on someone's property unless its agreed on and or compensated for the property. Its been a year now and the spray painted streets are still there with their marks and looks terrible, don't bother with community standards I called them about this and all they said is nothing we can do and it would eventually fade. Luckily the pressure washer takes it up but not everyone has one.

Every homeowner needs to examine their plat. The right-of-way at my property is about 7 feet, not 4 feet. It can vary.

[kevinm55]

Originally Posted by bowlingal

Kevin....relax. It happens to all villages eventually. Grass grows back and you can't even tell they were there. Just make sure to water everyday for about 2 weeks.

Ok bowling gal - I will relax, thx for your feedback LOL

[kevinm55]

Originally Posted by ROCKETMAN

I have corner lot. Have 15 pieces of sod they tore up. Initially replaced it with pieces that didn’t fit or were dead when they replaced it. Supervisor gave us his card and said to call if we have issues. Called and he came over and took pictures of all the bad sod. Said they would come by and replace. Came around 5 o’clock on a Friday replaced 3 pieces and left. Have texted the supervisor 3 times no response. I’m going to get the sod replaced and send the bill to them. Pm me if you want his name phone number and address of company doing this stuff.

Thank you for your response and real world feedback. I am sorry to hear about your experience but can’t say I am shocked. To share, they pulled the cable 5 days ago and there is still a large pile of dirt and pieces of thick plastic piping on the part of my lawn their trenching didn’t initially disrupt.

The obvious reality is that these are not landscapers or lawn care experts. I would like to believe that everybody’s lawn is repaired to their standards but highly doubt it. I will also say that there is zero chance that this project does not also break a significant number of irrigation systems so would advise all to test all impacted zones and sprinkler heads.

[bopat]

Amazing those huge junction boxes and flower pots combined with massive conduit, there's enough space in all that stuff to run a data center for the Pentagon at every house!

[Snakster66]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Dam, I wish they would do that in our neighborhood. It would be great if Xfinity had some competition.

beat me to it. They can come dig up my lawn tomorrow if it means I have a fiber option available.

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by kevinm55

I was out of town and was surprised to learn that a quantum fiber installation project in Liberty Park was recently completed. I was stunned while watching the Ring camera footage which showed a worker using a large machine to remove massive amounts of my lawn and piles of dirt to dig trenches on both sides of my driveway to pull pipe and cable through my property. Further, they put some sort of large green plastic box (crooked and not secure between my property and my neighbors).

My front lawn is destroyed and will require hundreds of dollars and lots of work and time to restore it to the way it looked before this unauthorized work on and through my property. I will be pursuing recourse inclusive of having my front lawn re-sodded.

Are others familiar with this project and has anybody had a similar expedience? I will be curious to hear all thoughts. Willing to bet that this is somehow legal, however, I have never experienced any invasion/destruction of my own property in any other home I have ever owned…the lack of consent and and/or any form of compensation to homeowners all for the benefit of a company arbitrarily enhancing their infrastructure which they will make tons of money from just feels wrong on every level.

Anybody have this happen in their neighborhood and if so, how did it end in terms of repairs. Thx very much

smh....here we go.....

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by ron32162

Four foot over from the road is a "right of way" yes they can do work without notification.

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That may be the case on your property, but in general, that's not true.

The "Road Layout" extends beyond 4' on almost every road in The Villages (& in most of developed America).

[BrianNotFromNYC]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Yep every village will have or already completed cable. They eventually return and sod.

Did they trench in the easement part of your property, that you technically don’t own. However have to maintain

Actually, he does own the property. The deed will describe the easement for utilities, including cable. Most are along the road in front, and on the sides of every lot, and the rear, too. That does allow them to do what they did, but requires they return the property to its original condition. The older lots are about 7 feet from the road, but you literally need to read the deed.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by ron32162

Four foot over from the road is a "right of way" yes they can do work without notification. NOW unless there is a utility easement running through your yard when your home was built they cannot create one anywhere in your yard beyond that 4 ft. ...

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Every homeowner needs to examine their plat. The right-of-way at my property is about 7 feet, not 4 feet. It can vary.

Originally Posted by BrianL99

That may be the case on your property, but in general, that's not true.

The "Road Layout" extends beyond 4' on almost every road in The Villages (& in most of developed America).

There is a 3.5’ right of way between the road and my property line according to my drawings. Then, my deed restrictions state a 10’ utilities easement along the front of my homesite. This means that almost half of what I see as my front yard is either not mine or is contained within an easement.

The statement of easement in my restrictions allows above-grade utilities in the area contained by both a front and side easement. A 10’x5’ patch along one side of my driveway is such an area.

[Kelevision]

Originally Posted by margaretmattson

It should also be noted homeowners are not allowed to add landscaping especially trees in the easement.

Actually….. Generally, planting trees on an easement is permissible as long as they don't interfere with the easement's purpose or access for maintenance. However, it's crucial to check local regulations and the specific easement agreement, as some may restrict or prohibit tree planting.

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by snakster66

beat me to it. They can come dig up my lawn tomorrow if it means i have a fiber option available.

wait till they start using lasers to beam the data

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by BlueStarAirlines

I'm in Deluna and just did a test with Spectrum. 38.7 mbps upload wireless and 82.3 mbps wired. Do you have a slower plan and comparing it to your previous fiber?

No, we don’t have a lower plan. We have 600 mbps download, and I think upload is supposed to be 20, but even the highest speed available is only 25 the last time we checked. Whenever I do a Speedtest on my MacBook Air I’m getting max 11-12 upload wireless. We don’t have our laptops wired. We had 100/100 in SoCal with fiber, so the upload speed here is ridiculous in comparison. I have no idea how you’re getting those higher upload speeds. I guess I’ll give them another call. Thx!

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by BrianNotFromNYC

Actually, he does own the property. The deed will describe the easement for utilities, including cable. Most are along the road in front, and on the sides of every lot, and the rear, too. That does allow them to do what they did, but requires they return the property to its original condition. The older lots are about 7 feet from the road, but you literally need to read the deed.

How do you know? Did you read his plat? Typically, there is a right-of-way along the road that is owned by the county. If not, they could never widen the road without having eminent domain and compensating every homeowner for the value of the land that they use. That is why it is a right-of-way and not an easement. My plat clearly shows that the front lot line is located about 7 feet from the street.

[BostonRich]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Dam, I wish they would do that in our neighborhood. It would be great if Xfinity had some competition.

Absolutely agree!

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by Snakster66

beat me to it. They can come dig up my lawn tomorrow if it means I have a fiber option available.

same here in Marsh Bend