Some residents in a neighbourhood near Fredericton say they've had enough of dodging potholes, and five years after their homes were built, they still don't have a finished road surface.

Melissa Garrett says her family has spent around $2,000 on car repairs she said are due, in part, to five years without a proper road surface on their street.

"We weren't expecting it to happen overnight, but five years later, we're still in a pretty big mess," she said. "We are disappointed to say the least that it's an arrested development and nothing gone up, and houses are constantly on the market."

There are currently nine homes on Distinctive Way and Better Homes Drive in Charters Settlement. They remain private roads owned by developer Rick Brewer.

Department of Transportation and Infrastructure says they are his responsibility until street signs are added, and he paves the road or pays the province to do so. The department also says developers are aware of the requirements.

Resident Alex Marchand says the developer told him he doesn't have the $31,000 needed to chip seal the road. That is something provincial guidelines say should have been done before the lots were even sold.

"The province is not willing to do anything either for us. They say it's his road, he's responsible, so we're stuck," Marchand said.

In an email to CBC News, developer Rick Brewer would only say the road was graded last week.

"Sounds like u guys r hard up for some real news to report," the email said. "Y don't u focus on the government roads that isn't fit for a horse and wagon."