Secord Township: a septic inspection is required when you buy

Secord Township is the exception in Gladwin County. While the rest of the county is “buyer-beware” on septic systems, Secord Township falls under the Central Michigan District Health Department’s time-of-transfer rule — the same rule that covers all of neighboring Isabella County.

What that means for you: if a home here has a private well and/or a septic system, it has to be evaluated by CMDHD (or an approved inspector) when the property is sold or transferred, and any problems sorted out, before the sale can close. It’s actually a protection for buyers — you’ll know the condition of the well and septic going in — but it’s a step (and a cost, and some lead time) to plan for. Don’t wait until the last minute; line up the evaluation early.

CMDHD handles these out of its Gladwin office at 103 N. Bowery.