listen to this-
Had the plumber come by, and he told me that-
"If you want to modernize this bathroom, just get a slab of granite, bore a hole in it, and keep a pile of leaves handy"
we found that the bathroom sink drain pipe actually goes through the exterior wall, and drains right out onto the hill behind the building. (The building is on a steep hill above some train tracks, so its not something you would be noticing, there is no place to walk over there)
It doesn't even go into the cesspool, just drains out the side of the building. I should put in crossbow firing slits.
2nd, we found that the previous tenant rigged up that sink, that this place never had a sink according to the landlord.
3rd, we discovered that this cesspool was actually put in place in 2002 unbelievably! The venting system is missing, and the floor is cracked above it, but its apparently been passed as recently as 2002 by the health department.
The argument begins, the building is 20 feet from a manhole and public sewer. Would cost about 3 grand to move the bathroom up front, and connect it to city water and sewer. Then we could fill in the cesspool with concrete, and it would be up to code, not to mention sanitary.
Im thinking of strong arming him to do this when it comes time to sign a new lease. For now he will pump it out, and ill move the sink drain over into the cesspool. But Ill agree to further tenancy when he properly repairs the plumbing