Home Sale, Property Transfers and Escrow

Buying or Selling a home in the district?  Here’s what you need to know.

Pre-Sale Sewer Inspection

When selling a home within the TCPUD District boundaries, it is the owner’s responsibility to perform a sewer pressure test on the existing sewer lateral.  The property cannot close escrow without a sewer pressure test within the last 5 years. To determine if a current test has been performed on the property, contact the Technical Services Department at (530) 580-6281.  If an escrow sewer air test is needed, the customer shall hire a licensed contractor to perform the test.  TCPUD will witness and sign off on a passed test.  If the sewer air test fails, the customer will be required to fix the problem before the property can be sold.   

Buying

When purchasing a home within the TCPUD’s boundaries, water and sewer services are not interrupted upon a change of ownership.  TCPUD works with escrow companies to determine and collect final charges.   The title company will pro-rate the balance for the most current billing between the buyer and seller.  If a title company does not request a final demand, the seller will be responsible for the final bill.  The property will be updated with the new owner’s name when a Grant Deed and any payment(s) owed are received.  Please send Demands or post-sale Grant Deeds to our Accounting team.

Please note that title companies outside of the North Tahoe area are not always familiar with these requirements. If you are using a title company from outside the local area make sure they have requested final paperwork from TCPUD ahead of closing. Initial inquiries can be made to our Accounting team.

Title Company Information and Requirements

Please send Demands to our Accounting team. We require a two day notice prior to the close of escrow to obtain a Final Meter Read (if applicable) and finalize any pending paperwork.  The property will be updated with the new owner’s name when a Grant Deed and any payment(s) owed are received.