Am I liable for the cost of my neighbors a broken drain line in

[Tony Eschete]

Greetings BP,

I need some advice on resolving a plumbing leak payment dispute

I recently had a fence installed in a house I purchased near downtown San Antonio. The fence builder said that he hit a pipe while digging the post holes, never mentioning damaging the pipe. Several weeks later the neighboring house developed a waste water leak coming from one of fence post. After digging it out the plumber determined that the pipe was busted and had cement leak from setting the fence post into it causing the back up. The fence guy Phillip was called and suggested a plumber he knows to have it repaired. After repairing the broken line, I get a voicemail asking for payment for the repairs.

What is the standard form of resolving an issue like this? Am I responsible for the full cost of repairs for this repair? I don’t mind sharing the cost, but I feel like the expectation of full payment from me is asking too much.

Please let me know your thoughts. Again I am in San Antonio, Texas