(a)  Any cesspool found to be serving a building or use subject to sale or transfer shall be removed and replaced with an OWTS or the building served by the cesspool shall be connected to a public sewer system within twelve (12) months of the date of sale or transfer.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-19.15-12

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10

(b)  Should the manner of wastewater disposal be unknown, an inspection shall be conducted to determine if a cesspool is present on the property. This inspection shall be done by a system inspector prior to the time of sale or transfer.

(c)  Pursuant to § 5-20.8-13, every contract for the purchase and sale of real estate that is or may be served by a private cesspool shall provide that potential purchasers be permitted a ten-day (10) period, unless the parties mutually agree upon a different period of time, to conduct an inspection of the property’s onsite sewage system in accordance with procedures required by the department in § 23-19.15-5(a), before becoming obligated under the contract to purchase.

History of Section.
P.L. 2015, ch. 163, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 185, § 2.