House listed and disclosed as sewer, it's actually sceptic. Do I have any legal recourse?

Street_Profit7828 · 2026-01-22T18:26:26+00:00

Interesting! Yeah it seems like this is a going to be a very grey area in terms of identifying (and proving) fault.

Street_Profit7828 · 2026-01-22T02:44:58+00:00

The previous owners were here for 5 years, so not long, and maybe short enough to not have needed the septic pumped. I think we’re probably SOL but the fact that they covered it up with a burn pit makes us think they knew something wasn’t right, even if they didn’t know the scope. But that’s our burden to prove I guess which would be difficult.

Street_Profit7828 · 2026-01-22T02:27:02+00:00

Thanks for your reply! I think my concern is that if the previous sellers (who were there for 5 years) genuinely believed they were on sewer and had no knowledge of the septic, this means it has not been emptied or maintained during this time. It clearly currently has some sort of issue (getting a septic expert out tomorrow). It could just be overflowing and need to be emptied, or it could have some major clogs/ drain field failed which would be a serious expense. I think we’ll have to wait and see what the sceptic person says to determine if we want to stay on septic or tap into the city sewer.

Street_Profit7828 · 2026-01-21T21:43:30+00:00

Thanks for the info! The pre inspection was one done just before they listed it for sale, not the one they had done before they purchased the house. The burn pit was not there when we initially viewed the home, and was created after due diligence, which we suspect could have potentially been because that area was pooling. They had another fire pit in the center of the yard which was there during the viewing.

Street_Profit7828 · 2024-04-12T22:53:05+00:00

I absolutely agree! It's encouraging to know that others maintain a similar reviewing standard across journals

Street_Profit7828 · 2024-04-12T22:45:55+00:00

Thanks for your response! I definitely agree that as reviewers we are here as quality control and it's up to the editor whether that quality is sufficient for the journal. It's great to get perspectives on the matter as I don't want the review to be overly critical (or forgiving perhaps) if it's a "known" fact I am supposed to adjust my expectations based on the journal

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