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How much is this home repair going to set me back?

Asked by ItalianPrincess1217 (11979points) October 10th, 2018

Selling our house is becoming more of a nightmare by the day. We just failed the city inspection because our sump pump is hooked directly into the sewer line. Apparently that’s a no no. I had no idea. It was that way when we purchased the house. The inspector said in order to proceed to closing, we have to re-route the line to our front yard to a bubbler or something.

The sump pump is located at the front of the house so the lines don’t need to go very far I assume to reach the front yard. I see my neighbor’s pipe draining all the time. It looks like a basic PVC pipe and it gushes water every now and then into his lawn.

I’m no plumber and I have no idea what any of this really means but it sounds like dollar signs to me. We’re broke. So broke. Selling a house is expensive. Now this. What’s this going to set us back?

*The inspector mentioned something about if we go to closing without this inspection we would have to pay the attorney $2,000? I have no idea why.

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