Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-20.8-13. Cesspool inspection requirement

(a) Every contract for the purchase and sale of real estate that is or may be served by a private cesspool, shall provide that potential purchasers be permitted a ten-day (10) period, unless the parties mutually agree upon a different period of time, to conduct an inspection of a property's on-site sewage system, before becoming obligated under the contract to purchase, to determine if a cesspool exists, and if so, whether it will be subject to the phase-out requirements as established in chapter 19.15 of title 23.

(b) Failure to include the provision required in subsection (a) in the purchase and sale agreement for real estate does not create any defect in title.

(c) Failure to provide the results of any previous inspection of a cesspool servicing the property does not create any defect in title.

(d) Failure to include the purchase and sale agreement provision required in subsection (a) or failure to provide previous inspection results of a cesspool servicing the property entitles the purchaser to void the purchase and sale agreement by providing notice in writing to the seller prior to the transfer of the title at closing.