Jacksonville Real Estate Company Pays Homebuyer $8,684 To Replace Faulty Septic System After MLS Wrongly Disclosed
Home Was Connected to JEA Sewage!
When you wake each day for your morning constitutional, where does the pooh go after you flush? For more than
2,600,000 Floridians it goes into an onsite waste disposal or “septic tank”. In fact over 30% of Floridians live in
a home with a septic tank. {{company_name}} has you covered with your home inspection needs.
Septic Tank Danger
In Jacksonville there are 85,000 septic tanks! According to JEA there are 21 neighborhoods around Jacksonville that
have been deemed “Septic Failure Areas”. The expected cost to abandon those 21,000 tanks and connect to the JEA
sewage system is $300,000,000. When municipal sewer service is available to a home on a septic tank it is generally
mandatory that the homeowner connect to that sewer service, unless a waiver is granted. Most of those waivers allow
a properly functioning septic tank to remain in service until the septic system fails or ownership of the property
is transferred. This is getting close to hitting home for real estate agents.
Ensure the MLS Data is Accurate
When the information entered into the MLS correctly states whether the home is presently being served by “septic”
or “sewer”, much of the risk to the agent is eliminated. One of your risk comes when the MLS is correct that the
home is on septic, though does not disclose that sewer is available. In this situation, connection would be
required upon transfer of the property. If not disclosed prior to closing a very unhappy homeowner is seeking
someone to pay for the connection. Often they look toward the real estate agent.
In another common situation, the wrong input to the MLS says “sewer”. It is later discovered to be “septic”, but
NO sewer connection is available. This makes for an ugly situation. A situation where the homebuyer claims “they
never would have bought this home if they knew”. Now they want you to buy back the home.Your number one goal is
to ensure that the input to the MLS is correct. At {{company_name}} we have developed a proprietary protocol
to ensure that the “septic or sewer” MLS data is correct. Most home inspection companies run from responsibility
and disclaim this responsibility. Not {{alt_company_name}}!
Take Matters into Your Own Hands
These are but a few of the risks that can arise
when you list or sell homes that a have septic systems. And there are many more. Want to know what they are so
you avoid them? To truly reduce your risk it to would be wise to be educated on the rest of the risks to you
from septic systems AND how to transfer them to your home inspector. Happy to bring a short presentation to your
next office meeting, call {{toll_free_phone}} to schedule or contact us
today!
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