Does San Bruno require a sewer lateral inspection when you sell a home?

San Bruno's code: Before the property is transferred. (Homes built 50 or more years before the transfer; not condos, shared laterals, or transfers with no county transfer tax.) (§ 10.13.030); 5 years. (After the city issues a certificate of compliance.) (§ 10.13.030).

Sewer lateral inspection in San Bruno: the local rules

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How long a certificate lasts	5 years. Applies: After the city issues a certificate of compliance. § 10.13.030 · code text To properties for five years after issuance of a certificate of compliance by this city under this chapter; 5 years. Applies: After a test is accepted, when partial or no repairs were needed and any repairs were done under permit and city inspection. § 10.13.030 · code text To properties for five years after acceptance of a test pursuant to this chapter, if partial or no repairs of the lateral were required and any repairs were completed pursuant to permit and inspection by the city; 5 years. Applies: After the city inspects and approves completed changes to the lateral. § 10.13.030 · code text For five years after inspection and approval by the city of completed alterations to the lateral, if alterations pursuant to a city permit were made to the location of or connections to the lateral following a test pursuant to this section; 20 years. Applies: After the city accepts the work, when the complete sewer lateral was replaced. § 10.13.030 · code text To properties for twenty years after city acceptance of construction work, provided that replacement of the complete sewer lateral was performed and accepted.
Deadline to comply	Before the property is transferred. Applies: When the city's review finds the pipe defective; the owner must repair or replace it. § 10.13.030 · code text the property owner shall repair or replace the pipe to the satisfaction of the city in accordance with all city standards, prior to transfer of such property. Up to 180 days. Applies: When a certificate of compliance cannot be obtained before title transfer and a time extension certificate is requested. § 10.13.040 · code text the property owner may request to the public services director, in writing, for a time extension (time extension certificate) of up to one hundred eighty days in which to perform the inspection, and/or repairs or replacement required by this chapter.
Fee or permit	A fee set by the city's master fee schedule. Applies: A time extension certificate request. § 10.13.040 · code text The time extension certificate request shall be submitted to the city with the required fee established by the San Bruno master fee schedule. A $7,500 escrow deposit. Applies: Required for a time extension certificate; the owner still pays the full cost of compliance. § 10.13.040 · code text As a condition of issuance of a time extension certificate, funds in the amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars are to be posted into an escrow account.
When an inspection is required	Before the property is transferred. Applies: Homes built 50 or more years before the transfer; not condos, shared laterals, or transfers with no county transfer tax. § 10.13.030 · code text before a residential property originally constructed fifty years or more from the date of recordation of the deed transferring the property is to be transferred to, or vested in any other person or entity, the property owner must, at his or her own expense, conduct an inspection of the sanitary sewer lateral as required by this chapter. A video inspection of the lateral, reviewed by the city. Applies: Before sale of a home built 50 or more years before the transfer. § 10.13.030 · code text Conduct a video inspection of the pipe in accordance with standards established by the city and make such video available to the city for review.
Owner's responsibility	The owner pays for the lateral inspection and any repair or replacement before transfer. § 10.13.030 · code text the property owner must, at his or her own expense, conduct an inspection of the sanitary sewer lateral as required by this chapter. Owners pay the full cost of sewer lateral compliance, which may exceed the $7,500 deposit. Applies: When a time extension certificate is issued. § 10.13.040 · code text Notwithstanding the escrow deposit, property owners are responsible for the full cost of sanitary sewer lateral compliance with city ordinance requirements, which may exceed the seven thousand five hundred dollar escrow deposit. The current owner pays all compliance costs. Applies: After escrow closes. § 10.13.040 · code text After close of escrow, the current property owner shall be responsible for all costs associated with compliance of this chapter.

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