Barb Schlinker The Real Estate Voice

What are the rules when selling a home with a septic system?El Paso County and most counties in the area, except Teller county, require the septic system be inspected, brought up to code and cleaned if full prior to sale.That requires an application for a Transfer Acceptance DocumentIn most cases it runs home sellers between $500-$750 to get that done plus the $55 transfer fee with the counter.That assumes all is well with the system.  What problems could arise with a septic system?The most common is the access to the tanks has to have risers on them that go above ground for easy access.If the leach field is not working properly, that is when things can get really expensive.Sometimes it is a small repairIn most cases it requires an entirely new leach field and here is what has to happen before that...A soils test must be conducted and that takes at least 3-5 weeksIf the soil requires and engineered system, the engineering work could take 1-2 months.Once the county gets the application, the county will, at tim