TITLE XLVIII
CONVEYANCES AND MORTGAGES OF REALTY

CHAPTER 477
CONVEYANCES OF REALTY AND INTERESTS THEREIN

Section 477:4-c

    477:4-c Disclosure Required; Water Supply; Sewage Disposal. –
I. Prior to the execution of any contract for the purchase and sale of any interest in real property which includes a building, the seller shall disclose the following information to the buyer. The buyer shall acknowledge receipt of this disclosure by signing a copy of such disclosure:
(a) Information relative to the type of private water supply system, its location, malfunctions, date of installation, date of the most recent water test and whether or not the seller has experienced a problem such as an unsatisfactory water test or a water test with notations.
(b) Information relative to the sewage disposal system including the size of the tank, type of system, its location, malfunctions, the age of the system, the date it was most recently serviced, and the name of the contractor who services the system.
II. If the information required under this section is unknown by the seller that fact shall be stated in writing.

Source. 1992, 278:1. 1994, 105:1, eff. July 10, 1994.