[thrashmail2002]

Hi,

We recently bought a house which was built in 1952. We were told that the house is connected to city sewer. Seller lived there for 8 years. Last week we had sewer blockage (after 3 months) called roto rooter guys and we are informed that our connection ends in a cesspool, not connected to sewer. so we went to city hall to get the information that it is connected to a a sewer.( it connected in 1974) They had provided with all sketches. Now to connect to a sewer we got quote as 15K and almost spent nearly 5K for finding out this things( snaking, camera, digging etc..). Can anyone please let me know do we have case against seller or city??

Thank you

[Sigequinox]

I am not a lawyer, but most verbal agreements are ones of faith. Unless the paperwork you signed at closing makes any reference to what your asking, I don't imagine you have a strong case. JMO.

[MrGompers]

I am not a lawyer. In a situation like this I would contact my Real Estate agent first and ask their advice. I would also contact the attorney I used for closing if I had one.

One thing you may do in the meantime is try to collect data from the town hall regarding the water and sewer. You can also try collecting data from the water company. Ask them if there were repairs made at the house before, for example.

[LRPct]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

I am not a lawyer. In a situation like this I would contact my Real Estate agent first and ask their advice. I would also contact the attorney I used for closing if I had one.

One thing you may do in the meantime is try to collect data from the town hall regarding the water and sewer. You can also try collecting data from the water company. Ask them if there were repairs made at the house before, for example.

This ^^^ first thing they should want to do is look at all the written disclosures required in Ct. If its checked "unknown" good luck though. Sounds like you already know there was something in writing pointing you that way though. Ct disclosures give you a "yes", "no", or "uknown" on almost every item. Unknown can be some owners/sellers most popular choice as it takes away any implied warranty claims.

[thrashmail2002]

During inspection we have noticed a slow draingae ( not much) and asked the seller to clear that and she had replied that she couldnt find anything and agreed that she will address if that occures.

[thrashmail2002]

I have checked the disclosure and for the question 'is there any draingae issue she mentioned 'No". For the questions like type of draingae (Sewer/ septic/ cesspool) she didnt answer. And we had noticed a very slow drainage and when we asked about that she said there is nothing and she will adress that if anything arise.

[LRPct]

Accepting a non answered question on the disclosure usually means pretty much everyone involved did not do a very good job at their due diligence. Sellers agent, buyers agent and the buyer themselves. Just like pretty much everything else in life if its not in writing, it doesnt exist.

On the face of it only so far it seems the seller was the only one on the ball. Was this a rushed purchase?

[thrashmail2002]

We were first time home buyers and from another country. Didnt know much about real estate laws here. We had an agent and a real estate lawyer too. It was kind of a rushed purchase and those people were moving to another state.

[thrashmail2002]

Is there any chance that one can use a septic pool without pumping for almost 9 years? The original owners sold the house to our sellers in 2006. If they didnt know about the septic, that means they never pumped. Its size is 750 gallon.

[thrashmail2002]

but they have advertised it as sewer.