I am putting an offer on a home in Lake Forest Park, WA built in 1916. The home used to run off oil but has since switched natural gas. The owner claims the oil tank was decommissioned but can't seem to come up with d...

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I'm a new investor looking to close on my first house hack in North Jersey! I was able to find an awesome property and get my offer accepted. I'll be able to house hack and reduce my living expenses significa...

I am in contract on a 6 Unit with an oil tank that can't be removed for being to close to a utility pole, seller says he won't mind if i back out of contract based on this. (He has another buyer that will take it as i...

Hey there BP community! So I've been searching for information and have not had any luck finding much of anything on this... recently a 5 unit has come up for sale in my target area of Illinois. 1 of the units is unoc...

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I come to you all for guidance and advice on a property that I am currently under contract for. The property is a two family near Journal Square Jersey City NJ. During the oil sweep testing we were made ...

I currently have a duplex under contract in Northern NJ that has an oil tank underground in the front yard. Per my attorney, this should be a deal breaker if the seller isn't willing to remove. Since oil tanks and old...

I put an offer on a two-family home with a decommissioned underground oil tank. I just found out that the oil-tank is actually under the ground floor apartment and the current owner will not allow for soil testing bec...

I recently purchased a home where the seller disclosed that there was a underground heating oil tank that had been decommissioned - standard question on OR state disclosure form.  They then went to state "no contamina...

Dear BP community,I am wondering is there is any legality to "Decommissioning" a unit?Does it simply mean that you can put it "not in use"? as in leave it vacant? Or is there paperwork that needs to be filed to the st...

Has anyone ever done a deal which included a proper and complete residential fuel oil tank decommissioning having been performed by the seller personally (not a hired contractor), using cat litter, then never having ...