Water Covenant?

[Johnny_Miami]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA

I have a friend wanting to purchase a home with a common city water source.

Here is the background of the situation:

There is a front parcel of property, on this property is a "main home" and an apartment building of consisting of 3 units. There is a "back house", which is the property that is trying to be purchased by my friend. It is deeded separately and has a property easement in the deed giving him right to get to and from his property.

The main house has the main water line with a meter from the city; the water line continues to the apartments and then on to the back house. The owner of the main house owns the apts and at one time the back house prior to its subdivision, separation and sale.

My question really pertains to the water and how it can be maintained. Currently they get the water bill and its split into 5ths, 3/5th to the tenants, 1/5th to the owner/main house and 1/5th to the back house.

Is there a covenant that can be written to protect my friend wanting to purchase to allow his uninterrupted use of this water should the current owner of the main house and apts sell? Has anyone ever heard of this or seen it? Or should he ask the current owner/seller to have the water main split (obviously more costly for the seller/current owner)?

 

[FarmerJ]

What if any city ords address the situation ? are there city ords that say when multiple individual structures on one property that is served by one water meter has to have its own water line out to the street at the tap when it is sold and split off from the others ? I would think if a new line is not required by the city at the time of sale then a option would be to continue the current set up OR to offer to have a submeter installed with exterior reader hooked up so all parties involved can read it and can determine what the one structures use and billing amount is , BTW I can see one thing happening no matter what , later on should there be any repairs needed to the water line the city may require new line going from the tap in street all the way to the one structure. LAST if it has a shared water line where does the sewer go to ? does it go into the basement of the one property and tie in there ? if so then under what situations would the city require new sewer line serving that structure as well ?
does the current structure have its own tap card on file at public works ?