Leaky oil tank on property becomes a nightmare

[Olga McKinney]

Purchase the property with leaky oil tank.

Purchase property with the intent of flipping.

The sellers were originally going to rememediate however my attorney suggested we accept $20,000 (cost of remediation) off sale price, use the sellers contractor and close on the home.

As it turns out the attorney did not read the Remediation contract very well and Remediation was for only partial cleanup and Contractor not licensed in the state of Connecticut which is a requirement.

When we begin the process we informed the attorney we wanted all contaminated soil remediated

Now I’m stuck with a property where Remediation will cost well over $75,000 .

There’s also an issue with the Well Water most likely being contaminated. Not sure what the cost for cleanup will be for that.

What are samples for taken from a reverse osmosis system which makes them totally useless.

My attorney has not taken responsibility for accepting the estimate.

The test results I have now far exceed state recommendations and vapors are present .

Most vapors Are detected in and around the master bedroom

Majority of the contamination is under the foundation of the home.

The attorney emailed me when we initially found out there was oil on the property that we would get all the necessary documentation associated with the cleanup.

Another issue is the sellers stated that the oil tank was removed and now there is a high likelihood that the oil tank still remains underground

At the closing , which we were not informed was going to happen, she closed for us without our consent and did not get any of the required documentation.

Atty also didn’t realize the property consisted of two lots and only acquired 1 deed at closing. I became aware of this when I received the tax bill showing that it wasn’t paid and remained in the sellers name.

This purchase has been a nightmare.

I need advice regarding this issue and What recourse do I have regarding this issue.
I can use all the help I can get thanks in advance .

O. White