Thread: Your Prayers Please. Thanks In advance.

Originally Posted by FUD

I've spent the last 3 days trying to locate the septic tank so we can have it pumped and inspected.

Bummer! Sometimes they're not easy to find. Hope that's NOT the case for you tomorrow.

When I sold my previous house the City had enacted a requirement that the seller provide a certificate that the septic tank/system was working properly. The house was new enough that the property map filed with the county had the septic tank location depicted. But when the honey dipper guy dug where it was supposed to be, it wasn't there . He kept digging holes and eventually found it, thankfully.

Related to Bruno's question, it's a local ordinance where I live. Septic tank systems are still popular in the more rural areas, usually on lot sizes of greater than 1 acre. In the more urban areas homes must be connected to the municipal sewage treatment system... ie, no septic tanks allowed.

To add to Joe's post. The septic system must be in working condition at the time of transfer because without a working way to remove sewage from the home it can be deemed unsafe to occupy and therefore not transferable as a dwelling.