Hallsville Inspection by Owner Required Prior to Sale, Transfer, or Foreclosure of Real Estate ordinance (§ 715.100)

A. At the expense of said person, any person who is selling or transferring ownership of their real estate and any person who has their real estate going through foreclosure that is located within the service area of the City of Hallsville and is connected to the sanitary sewer must subject such real estate property to inspection, including inspection of interior premises of any building or residence, by an authorized sewer contractor that is listed with the City of Hallsville at reasonable hours and upon written notice, to determine compliance with the rules and regulation of the City of Hallsville.

B. Such person shall not be issued a Certification of Sewer Lateral until such inspection has been performed and has revealed that there are no illegal ground water or surface water connection or sump pump that may discharge water into the sewer system, that there are no other violation of the rules and regulations of the City of Hallsville, or a follow up inspection that verifies all violations identified in the initial inspection have been corrected.

C. An inspection certificate shall not be required on the sale of a newly constructed structure to its initial occupant, provided, however, that it was inspected by the City in the due course of construction within sixty (60) months prior to the proposed sale.

D. An inspection certificate shall not be required on a sale or transfer of ownership of a structure for which a certificate was previously issued within the preceding ten (10) years, conditioned upon the submission of a written representation of the property owner, under oath, that there has been no alterations(s) giving rise to an unlawful discharge into the public sanitary sewer system.

E. The City shall, from time-to-time, adopt standard forms or applications as may be necessary and appropriate for the facilitation of the inspections and certifications required herein.