My question involves an easement in the state of: Ohio
I own a home in a small town in Central Ohio and there is a small garage "apartment" (which I do not own) directly behind mine. Apparently these 2 properties were once just one property, someone managed to split the garage off of the original property.
It is being rented out and the water & sewer lines for this garage/apartment run through my basement. After my basement was flooded with sewage from this apartment 3 years in a row, I told the owner of the apartment that if it happened again, I would turn off the water and plug the sewer line. He said that I cannot do that because I signed an easement for the lines when I bought the house.
If I ever signed such a thing, I was certainly not aware of it. If there is such an easement, where would I find it? I have been through all of my closing & other documents with a fine-toothed comb and can't find anything!
No lawyer in this town will take my case as they have all represented the owner of the garage/apartment in his many "slum landlord" litigations.
Where would I look to find out if this easement does exist and can I shut off the water/sewer if there is no such document?
Thanks!!

