The property owner owns the pump. He pays for it to have it serviced. I
have no idea if he owns the pipe that connects to the city sewer, since part
of the pipe is under his property and part of it is not. We asked him and
he does not know. I suspect if that pipe is clogged he will be responsible
to have it fixed since it only inconveniences him.

He did tell me there was a new house being built across the back alley, that
they did not want to put in a septic tank, so they asked to see if they can
connect to his lift station and pay him a monthly fee, but they declined.

MC

"Art Todesco" wrote in message
m...
I would ask:
Who owns the lift pump? Leading to who
is responsible when it breaks?
When the city puts in local sewers, how
much will it cost me?
I would talk to the city.

miamicuse wrote:
I am looking at a property in south Florida area and there is something
that
concerns me.

The owner told me all the houses in the neighborhood are on septic
tanks.
But his house is not. His house was originally built and owned by the
city
engineer at the time, and he had a lift station installed on the
property.
He showed it to me, it looked like a well with a handle to open and
close
the valve. He told me this property has a direct connection to the city
sewer and there is a primary pump and a back up secondary pump to pump
the
waster water to the main sewer line. The main sewer line is not far
from
the property, but the city is slow in getting them connected (he said
the
city has been saying they will be connected "soon" for seventeen years).

He said he has someone that comes by to service/check the lift station
once
every quarter, and he has to go out and check to see if it is ok every
month
himself to make sure the pump continue to work.

I am not sure of all the specifics of what is involved to check to see
if
the pump still works, is this a maintainance nightmare I am getting into
or
this is a neat feature to have? Does having a "lift station" enhance
property value?

MC