# Neighbor's water draining into my yard - what can I do? (Kansas City)

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**Short answer:** You usually can't stop water flowing downhill - MO and KS broadly follow "reasonable use" for surface water - but you can control what happens at your line. The standard fix is an interceptor French drain along the boundary taking the water ($25-$60/LF, most systems $1,500-$3,800): it catches the flow and pipes it to a legal discharge on your own property. Works no matter what the neighbor does.

## Options
- Interceptor French drain along the wet boundary (the standard answer)
- Catch basin ($350-$750) when the water collects in one low spot
- Swale/berm reshaping (quoted per site) to steer water around
- Protect your own foundation regardless: buried downspouts + good grade

Deliberate redirection at your property (piped sump/downspouts at your fence)? Photograph it and talk to the city's stormwater department; disputes are attorney territory. Our rule: we never discharge collected water onto a neighboring lot.
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