Royal Oak Officials Take Some of the Worry – and Expense – Out of Sewer Line Repairs

Royal Oak is participating in a nationwide initiative that allows homeowners to participate in a low-cost, worry-free sewer line warranty protection program.

The Royal Oak City Commission approved participation in the program, offered by the National League of Citie, earlier this year.

The NLC Service Line Warranty Program covers expensive repairs to external water and sewer lines on homeowners’ property. The program offers 24-hour, seven-day-a-week utility service line protection.

City Engineer Matt Callahan said in January that participation in the program responds to concerns Royal Oak residents have raised about repair costs associated with sewers serving older homes

"It's a modestly priced program,” he said at the time. “There are very few, if any, companies out there that offer this type of insurance or a program that assists homeowners on a part of their home that your normal homeowner's insurance doesn't cover.'

A sample of the letter being sent to homeowners is attached.

For answers to questions about the program, click here.