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A sewer question inside a transaction has a constraint nothing else on this site has: a deadline, and access to the property that ends.
The practical priority is therefore evidence first. What a finding means, and what to do about it, can be worked out afterwards — but the footage, the report, and the seller’s records cannot be obtained afterwards.
SewerOwner is free and independent of any agent, inspector, or contractor, and it gives no legal or contractual advice. These pages cover what to obtain while you still can, and what a finding does and does not oblige either side to do.
What this page cannot establish
- SewerOwner cannot tell you whether a finding justifies a price adjustment
- SewerOwner cannot tell you who should bear a cost in a transaction
- SewerOwner cannot tell you whether a jurisdiction imposes a requirement at sale
- nothing here is real-estate or legal advice
Buying and selling
- Pre-purchase inspectionWork out what to commission and what to keep before the transaction closes.
- Disclosure and recordsFind out what is already known about this property’s sewer history.
- Selling with known historyWork out how to handle a known sewer history when listing.
- Point-of-sale requirementsFind out whether selling or buying triggers a sewer requirement here.
What would change the answer
- the full inspection report, not a summary
- the original footage if a camera inspection was performed
- whatever records the current owner holds
What to do next
Transaction timelines close off evidence-gathering quickly, and a summary paragraph is not enough to compare proposals against later.
Get the complete evidence while you still have accessIf your situation is different
- You are the seller: Selling with known sewer history
If you want a second read
If a sewer question has come up in a sale or a purchase and you are working to a date, you can send what you hold and have a person read it. They will say what the record establishes and what it leaves open before you have to act on it.
Have someone read the sewer records for this saleRelated, and why
- Written reports
Transaction inspections mix observation and recommendation like any other.