From: "Brigitte" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: mis-represented home
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:18:03 GMT


"sean808080 http://www.pobox.com/~shh"  wrote in message
news:c11d10b2.0409011410.104bcf9c@posting.google.com...
> i bought a house (3 years ago) that was listed as being on the sewer
> line. the owner passed away and i was buying it from her sister who
> was adminstering the estate.
>
> i have been paying the sewer bills every quarter and thought i had a
> cracked sewer line. the plumbers dig and the surprise is i have a
> badly neglected septic tank.
>
> packed full after years of neglect. they pumped it out and now the big
> question is how and where to hook up the sewer line. the town i live
> in claims  i dont have a sewer line on my street as it is a bordering
> street with another town.
>
> i'm very upset at all the surprises...i'm a new homeowner and this is
> all a bit overwhelming..where and how to start???
>
> any guidance is greatly appreciated!!
>
>
> sean

Do you have neighbors?  Have you talked to them?  Find out if they are being
billed for sewer access.  They may be in the same bind you're in.

That's where I'd start.

Brigitte