FixThisWall

Just Because I'm Your Neighbor, Doesn't Mean I Want to Pay for Your Retaining Wall - And the City is My Neighbor, Too

FixThisWall helps Minnesota property owners understand the confusing area of retaining wall responsibility by sharing our proven, 4-step diagnosis on who should pay based on who is responsible.

We've distilled complex concepts into 4 applicable steps so that the average property owner can understand retaining wall responsibility and is alerted about when to pay, and when not to. It's the same effective principles we followed with our victorious case against the City of Minneapolis in 2013, including a little-known, 125-year old law your city is unlikely to share with you.

Retaining walls can easily cost $25,000 to $350,000 or more. Too often, homeowners pay to fix walls that are their next-door neighbor's or because they are wrongly ordered to by a municipality when it is in or along a public right-of-way.  We offer free information and consulting services to the community to untangle the costly confusion for homeowners.

Free Information 

Apply our 4-step diagnosis to your wall.

Consulting

We provide Consulting Services for property owners.
Cost-effective solutions to clarify your issue whether your challenge is with a next-door neighbor or a municipality. 

Did You Receive a Violation?

 It may not be your wall to fix.  If you received a notice from the City of Minneapolis, such as a § 244.1590 ordinance violation to repair or replace a retaining wall, or if you received a similar notice from another municipality, Contact Us now.  

Case Study

The City of Minneapolis lost a jury verdict on a Linden Hills neighborhood retaining wall in 2013 after a 5-year fight with a homeowner and was ordered to pay for its $90,000 wall in the right-of-way.  Learn why it makes sense to research facts and boundaries before automatically complying with a city's retaining wall ordinance violation.