Private Sewer Lateral (PSL) Compliance
Inspect, repair, or certify the private sewer lateral before the sale closes.
Many Bay Area sewer agencies require the private sewer lateral — the pipe from the house to the public main — to be inspected and certified at point of sale, with repairs completed (or escrow funds held) before or shortly after close. The best-known is EBMUD's Regional Private Sewer Lateral Ordinance across much of the East Bay, but the requirement varies agency by agency.
LetterScript maps 565 sewer agencies across California and tells you whether a specific address falls in a district that requires a PSL certificate at transfer, plus which agency issues it — and where sewer data is still thin, we say so rather than guess.
The property is served by a sewer agency with a point-of-sale lateral ordinance (not on septic).
Local sewer-district ordinances (e.g., EBMUD Regional Private Sewer Lateral Ordinance).
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Informational only — not legal advice. Rules change and the list may be incomplete; always confirm each requirement with the city or county before close.