Bought A House, Shared Well Supposedly Runs Dry In The Summer, Sellers Didn't Disclose
Location: Washington State
Recently purchased a house with access to a shared well that 3 properties utilize. We closed about 10 days ago. After moving in it has come to our attention (via conversations with neighbors, including the neighbor whose property the well is on) that the shared well runs dry for up to weeks at time in July and August.
The sellers checked that there is potable water available year round on form 17.
I brought this up to my real estate agent, who talked to the seller's agent. The sellers are denying that the well runs dry at all.
I lost running water for about half of the day last Friday. The neighbor whose property the well is on came home from work to investigate. He informed me that it had shut off automatically because there wasn't enough water and that there is a safety mechanism to ensure the pump doesn't operate without water, which would damage it.
My real estate agent has spoken with one attorney that he has worked with in the past. The attorney indicated that these cases can be very complex and that we would have to wait until it ran dry to do anything.
I'll most likely be reaching out to some other attorneys myself.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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