JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville homebuilder says an underground surprise has stopped his construction plans and left him paying the price. He contacted Ask Anthony for help.

David Ward, a second-generation builder, thought he found the perfect piece of land in a quiet Mandarin neighborhood. He bought the property on Rivergate Trail for $40,000 more than a year ago, planning to build a small, two-story brick home.

But when he tried to get an address assigned to the lot, he says everything began to unravel.

“The problems I’m having with the land is our neighbors to the left is JEA, and they own a lift station,” Ward said. “They’ve run pipes through the middle of my property, making it unbuildable. They won’t let me build on top of it.”

Ward says he didn’t know about the pipes unti

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