we have had repeated sewage spills in our basment in pa. we recently found out it's because he hooked the sump pump in to the sanitary sewer line and every time it rains hard It blows sewage all over the basement, we have been sick for months and lost a lot of work it's me my wife and daughter, all are sick 3 or 4 times a month, throwing up stomach pains ect. we hade the township inspect and it is illegal to hook the sump pump like this, now we are getting evicted because we turned him in can we sue for our health issues or lost wages?
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a little more information, we did take pictures and documentation, we didn't know it was sewage untill recently, I mean it did smell but it was mixed with the rain water from the sump pump. every time we called the landlord and e-mailed hi he said it was our fault, and it was our problem. we finaly contacted the township and they cited him. he still hasn't fixed it but filed for eviction. not sure what's going to happen there. but we can't afford an attorney to fight him which has been the problem all along. some how it dosen't seem right. we've missed a lot of work from being sick. he will walk in our door with out knocking, he has told my wife she was only allowed to use 2 squares of toliet paper, I just found that out, she knew i would go postal on him. for all of you who say it my fault had i known it was sewage in the water i would have called for the inspection sooner. it took so long to find the right sewer athourity.