02-039-410 Me. Code R. § 17

Current through 2024-46, November 13, 2024

Section 039-410-17 - Waste Disposal System Disclosure

1.Private Waste Disposal System

A licensee listing a single-family residential property, a multifamily property, a residential lot or a commercial property with a residential component served by a private waste disposal system, and a licensee in such transactions when the property is not listed with a real estate brokerage agency, shall ask the seller for the following information:

A. Type of system;

B. Size of tank;

C. Type of tank;

D. Location of tank;

E. Malfunctions of tank;

F. Date of installation of tank;

G. Location of leach field;

H. Malfunctions of leach field;

I. Date of installation of leach field;

J. Date of most recent servicing of system; and

K. Name of the contractor who services the system.

Such information and any other information pertinent to the waste disposal system shall be conveyed, in writing, to a buyer prior to or during preparation of an offer. The fact that information regarding the waste disposal system is not available shall also be conveyed, in writing, when such is the case.

2.Municipal or Quasi-Public Waste Disposal System

A licensee listing a single-family residential property, a multifamily property, a residential lot or a commercial property with a residential component served by a municipal or quasi-public waste disposal system, and a licensee in such transactions when the property is not listed with a real estate brokerage agency, shall ask the seller if the seller has experienced any system or line malfunction. This information shall be conveyed, in writing, to a buyer prior to or during the preparation of an offer.

02-039 C.M.R. ch. 410, § 17