Just bought my first primary residence and gas regulator leaking

[Pragati Soni]

Hi all,

It hasn't even been a week since I moved to my house that was built in 2007 and I am having a gas leakage issue. The gas company has completely shut off the gas as of today.  They are saying there is leak on customer fuel line which is basically the maxitrol regulator leaking in the attic. They recommended having a plumber check out the issue. 

Has anyone dealt with this before? I am located in north Atlanta (Cumming) so if anyone knows anyone or has any recommendations that would be really great. 

[Pragati Soni]

Originally posted by @Jingru Sui:

Must be frustrated but unfortunately it's part of home ownership. I would follow what the gas company told you and contact plumber ASAP. You can lookup homeadvisor and get some plumber in your area to come take a look.  Gas leak is dangerous. 

I actually found out it's a bigger issue. The gas company incorrectly pointed the issue to be the regulator (which is actually a simple fix from what I have learned). The issue is that the pipe leading from the attic to the fireplace is leaking. I have the gas shutoff for that part and now no gas smell. The pipe needs to be reinstalled behind the wall. Do you think this is something I can get the previous homeowner to be responsible for? I figured he'd have to know of this issue since I have had this issue of moving into the house. It hasn't even been a full week of me being here. This is a bit frustrating.