Jude 2

My brother bought a house a while back. The contract certified the house was on a septic system. Long story short, my brother recently discovered the so called system was a 10 foot deep hole dug in the back pasture that the waste line emptied raw sewage into. It had been covered over by metal sheets. He had some extra time, couldn't find the septic, and wanted to see what the metal covered whole was. VIOLA! red neck septic tank exposed.

He confirmed this by inserting his water house into the waste line back at the house and turning it on and then going out to the whole and observing the clear water from the hose pouring into the pit.

The contract, through a realtor, said it was on a septic system, but it's not. What can my brother do? What recourse does he have? What legal responsibility do the sellers have? the relator?

We've never encountered anything like this before.

BTW, Dolfan, would you consider taking them as a client if this progressed? Seriously. You can pm me if you like.

Poimen, I'm no broker but I do buy and sell a few houses. That information should have been on a seller's disclosure form. I'm no lawyer but I suspect that the realtor wouldn't like it if you contacted the State Real Estate Board or the local board of realtors. You should def. talk to an attorney though.

You mean that aint a septic system?

depending on state laws it maybe consider a septic system

How could that even pass a house inspection?

Wouldn't the seller be responsible for that? The contract would be compromised somehow.

What a nightmare.

can the moderators move this to the appropriate forum

Full Quiver wrote:can the moderators move this to the appropriate forum

Yes, PLEASE! Sorry guys. I goofed.

for the record I was just being silly

Full Quiver wrote:for the record I was just being silly

Ha! I just went back and saw the subject line of your post. Good one, you nailed me on one of my own pet peeves.

Of course, can you imagine how distressing it is now since you pointed it out to me?!

well then, go read the main forum.

Poimen, check your PM

oh man; someone spoiled all my fun

kurt73 wrote:depending on state laws it maybe consider a septic system

It is.. it's Alabama!
You should see thar perty wooden toilets out in the backyerd.

Sounds like a rather crappy situation to me.

Personally, I think I would just cover the hole back up and forget that I ever discovered it. (Then, if anyone else ever did, it would be "news to me, I haven't made any changes to the sewer system so it must be a previous owner's doings.")

But you know how I am.