Article: Problems with home's septic system surface after purchase.(Homes Plus)(Law talk)

Byline: Tom Resnick

Q. My husband and I purchased our first home about a month ago. We did not have an attorney. It looks like that was a mistake.

Our house is on well and septic. A few days after we moved in, we started having problems with our sinks not draining and toilet back-ups.

We called a plumber who thought the problem was with our septic system and suggested we contact someone specializing in septics.

We had the septic guy out a couple days ago. He thinks our field is saturated and we might have to build a new field. Of course, this will be very expensive.

We asked if he thought this is something that just happened or ...

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