Sewer Scope - necessary?

[Kyle Kalish]

Hey all! I recently had an offer accepted on a property and the offer included the works: Appraisal, Inspection, and Financing contingencies. A couple of days later I was reminded on a podcast that a great due diligence step is to get the sewer scoped. I called a provider to get that done and they said the current owner needs to approve however, when my agent asked to owner she refused to approve the scope.

I have no reason to suspect there are any problems with the plumbing/sewer lines and neither does the current owner. Has anyone else run into this? Should I have written a scope into the offer?

Appreciate the feedback!