What to do if we bought our house 7 years ago and our closing papers/town card files stated that we had public sewer but we just found out that we have septic?
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What to do if we bought our house 7 years ago and our closing papers/town card files stated that we had public sewer but we just found out that we have septic?
At this point we need to know if we have any recourse against the tow, for not taking quicker action to resolve this problem that was caused by their error of checking the wrong box on the card file. Even our closing documents stated publi sewer. We don’t feel that this should be our problem to correct, nor should we have to pay out any more monies for this issue. We are also trying to get back the $675 we had to spend to have it pumped on a holiday.
Asked on May 14, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Connecticut
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Personally, you should be glad that you have septic as opposed to being on a public sewer for your home because your water bill will be sigificantly higher if you were. Unfortunately from what you have written with respect to the facts that you have about the purchase of your home, you do not have any legal recourse against town for improperly marking the box that you have written about.
First, you would be time barred by your state's statute of limitations assuming you had a case of liability against the town you live in after the passage of seven (7) years. Second, your facts do not demonstrate how you were damaged when you purchased your home by overpaying for it.
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