Does Morgan Hill require a sewer lateral inspection when you sell a home?

Morgan Hill's code: Inspection and any repairs must be done before the property is sold. (Sale of residential, commercial or industrial property.) (§ 13.20.070); The compliance certificate must have been issued within the past 10 years. (Opening a new water service after a property sale.) (§ 13.20.070).

Sewer lateral inspection in Morgan Hill: the local rules

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How long a certificate lasts	The compliance certificate must have been issued within the past 10 years. Applies: Opening a new water service after a property sale. § 13.20.070 · code text Opening a new water service following the sale of a property will require a compliance certificate for private sewer lateral issued within the past ten years
Deadline to comply	Within 180 calendar days after the sale date. Applies: When the buyer takes over repair responsibility through a valid transfer agreement. § 13.20.070 · code text The buyer must then complete the repairs to meet the city's standards no later than one hundred eighty calendar days after the date of the sale.
Fee or permit	A compliance certificate is required. Applies: Before the sale of the property closes. § 13.20.070 · code text The seller, prior to the sale of property, shall be responsible for complying with the requirements of this chapter and for obtaining a compliance certificate for private sewer lateral before the conclusion of the sale of property The compliance certificate is issued within 5 business days after compliance is submitted and verified. Applies: Once compliance with the chapter is submitted to the city and verified. § 13.20.070 · code text Once compliance with the requirements of this chapter has been submitted to the city and verified, a compliance certificate for private sewer lateral will be issued within five business days.
When an inspection is required	Inspection and any repairs must be done before the property is sold. Applies: Sale of residential, commercial or industrial property. § 13.20.070 · code text All residential, commercial, and industrial buildings shall have the private sewer lateral inspected by a qualified contractor for any defects and any repairs needed shall be completed prior to the sale of property to meet the city's standards The lateral must be inspected before a new building connects to it. Applies: A new building connecting to an existing private sewer lateral. § 13.20.070 · code text Before any new building is connected to an existing private sewer lateral, the property owner must have the private sewer lateral inspected by qualified contractor for any defects No inspection needed. Applies: When the lateral was built or fully replaced 15 years or less before the sale date. § 13.20.070 · code text The private sewer lateral was constructed or completely replaced fifteen years or less prior to the property sale date. No inspection needed. Applies: When the lateral was inspected and met city standards less than 10 years before the sale date. § 13.20.070 · code text The private sewer lateral was inspected and met city standards less than ten years prior to the property sale date. No inspection needed. Applies: A single-family unit connected to a private sanitary sewer collection system covered by a separate city rule. § 13.20.070 · code text The property is a single-family unit connected to a private sanitary sewer collection system subject to Section 13.20.073.
Owner's responsibility	The property owner owns the private sewer lateral; it is not part of the public sewer. § 13.20.070 · code text The private sewer laterals are the property of the property owner and are not part of the public sewer system. The owner must inspect, maintain, repair and replace the private sewer lateral at their own expense. § 13.20.070 · code text Each property owner shall, at the property owner's expense, inspect, maintain in good working order, repair and replace, as necessary, the private sewer lateral The buyer takes on the needed repairs. Applies: When seller and buyer agree before the sale to shift repair duty to the buyer. § 13.20.070 · code text In the event the buyer agrees to assume responsibility for repairing the private sewer lateral, the seller shall provide proof of inspection of the private sewer lateral to the buyer which indicates the repairs needed to meet the city's standards.

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