Fannishfun
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We bought a house near Listowel, Co. Kerry, in 2008. It had been built in 2004.
In 2019, we found out that the septic system never complied with EPA standards, which should have prevented the council from ever issuing planning permission. Yet they did.
We have been issued a council order to remedy the septic system at a cost of, wait for it, €20,000.
We don’t have that kind of money, and frankly feel that the council bears a large part of the responsibility for the cost since they clearly didn’t do their planning duty.
My question is: can we sue for damages, and what kind of solicitor do we need for this? Thanks for any advice!
In 2019, we found out that the septic system never complied with EPA standards, which should have prevented the council from ever issuing planning permission. Yet they did.
We have been issued a council order to remedy the septic system at a cost of, wait for it, €20,000.
We don’t have that kind of money, and frankly feel that the council bears a large part of the responsibility for the cost since they clearly didn’t do their planning duty.
My question is: can we sue for damages, and what kind of solicitor do we need for this? Thanks for any advice!