Utility company responsibility

[Mark Forest]

I had sewer issues in one of my rentals and was told that the utility company responsibility for pipes starts ONLY at the sewer even if the pipes from your house go under the street. Of course the road commission governs the street and the first 10 feet or so of your property, so no matter what the city and the utility company have protected themselves.

Has there ever been a challenge to this? In theory a homeowner could have to pay thousands to fix a pipe if it is UNDER the street.