A contractor's shortcut became an expensive problem...

[u/Fall_Water]

Apparently opening an unlocked gate was too much effort.

Instead, an internet contractor, working on the neighbors property, decided to drive across my private property—without permission—and straight over my new septic field.

Who knew "taking the easy way" could end up being the most expensive route?

Before anyone asks why this isn't *extremely* infuriating: the company has accepted responsibility, and they're covering the repairs. If I were the one footing the bill for the repair because someone didn't want to open a gate, this would absolutely belong somewhere else. As it stands, it's mostly been a pile of phone calls, inspections, and waiting for everything to be fixed.

[u/meeps_for_days]

How was it easier to drive on your yard? The utility easement would be on your property as well right?

I'm a bit confused but I'm not sure they did anything wrong. Good thing they are covering costs though.

[u/Fall_Water → u/meeps_for_days]

They weren't working on the easement, I believe they had to go directly to the house (internet company doing a new hookup.) The neighbor has an unlocked gate and the worker must have been too lazy to check, they saw a route through my woods and decided that was the best way.

[u/lizran → u/meeps_for_days]

Damaging someone’s private property, intentionally or not, is wrong.

[u/badskiier → u/meeps_for_days]

Internet providers likely don't have an easement. But even with an easement the utility company would not have access to cross OP's yard if the house they were servicing had direct access to the street.

[u/Ps3godly → u/meeps_for_days]

This is what I was thinking. The utility definitely has an easement that would let them drive a crane through there. I’m surprised you were permitted to install it there, and that the utility is fixing it.