On May 15, 10:28 pm, mstrspy wrote:
I have one of those neighbors. Couple of weeks ago I posted here about
an old abandoned sepic tank caving in. I filled it with bolders,
stones and sand. It is solid so no one will fall in. My neighbor told
me that I should have called clean harbor an have it removed at a huge
cost. The truth is that there is nothing to remove. The steel tank has
disintegrated. There has been no sewage in this tank for over 60
years. Why is this considered a health hazzard? If I try to sell my
house my neighbor will probably mention it to any prospective buyer
(or the person who eventually buys it). I'm not sure how he found out
about it. By the way, I live in New Hampsire. Not sure what the laws
are regarding this.

First, the obvious -- call the local health authority, whether it be
county or city and ask. If you're that concerned about disclosing it,
look it up on the state web site. I strongly expect that having
filled it conscientiously you'll be fine but if it's bugging you to
not know, then find out from local authority what the local
regulations say.

As for disclosure, as in most places I'd be pretty sure there's a
"full disclosure" law in NH as in most (if not all) states that
requires all known situations be made known to a potential buyer.
You're far worse off in not disclosing something and having it come
out opening yourself for liability as well as violation of the
disclosure laws than possibly could be for be upfront.

As for the nosy neighbor, if you're up front an honest, what can he/
she do to harm? You can't prevent them from talking to anybody so you
may as well do the right thing (tm) and get on w/ it...

imo, ymmv, $0.02, etc., etc., ...

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