If I buy a brand new house in an unfinished subdivision, who is responsible for maintenance of my yard and the structures?
Each homeowner is responsible for the maintenance of the yard from the move-in date, unless it can be shown that there was some defect in the way the grading or lawn was installed. In that case, the developer or builder should be contacted. Generally, problems with the yard may be referred to the builder while questions involving the public infrastructure may be the responsibility of the county or the developer. Please contact our office at (901) 545-4320 for advice on this question. There is usually a one-year warranty from the developer on all the structures. The year starts when the work has been accepted by the county. This may be several years before some of the houses have been built.

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1. If I have sinkholes above a pipe or around a stormwater inlet, will the county fix them?
2. What can the county engineer do about the neighbor who has altered the grading of his lot and has increased/decreased the flow to my property?
3. Will the county clean the creek or ditch on my property?
4. Does a recorded drainage easement mean the county owns the property?
5. If there is a recorded easement on my property is the county responsible for mowing the grass and trimming bushes?
6. Is the county responsible for my home builder or my neighbor's home builder altering the drainage paths in my subdivision.
7. If I buy a brand new house in an unfinished subdivision, who is responsible for maintenance of my yard and the structures?
8. How do I obtain or review the flood map for my area?
9. What is a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)?
10. I have looked at the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the area of my property and think the map is wrong. How can the map be changed?
11. My lender says I need to buy flood insurance, but my lot is not shown in the SFHA.
12. If my house is within the SFHA, but it was built at an elevation above the required Base Flood Elevation (BFE), what can I do?
13. Does my homeowner's insurance policy cover flooding?
14. Can I get flood insurance even if I am not in a floodplain?
15. How do I obtain a copy of the Elevation Certificate for my property?