Comments on: Energy Audits Required With Home Sales Montgomery County Maryland January 1, 2009

By: lee

lee — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:57:23 +0000

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By: Audrey Forshey

Audrey Forshey — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:01:47 +0000

When this post was written, this is what we, as agents, were preparing our sellers for. The post is updated.
It is not only and undue burden to the purchaser, just think of the cost of repairs that a seller might have to incur as well.
I think delivering the information to the consumer is good disclosure for sure, but think this would have been an unnecessary law for everyone involved.
Dan is correct, only the disclosure form is required from the seller, only if the seller has lived in the property for the last 12 months.

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By: Michelle Jones

Michelle Jones — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:44:59 +0000

What a horrible idea! Govt. forcing anything is bad business all around. What is wrong with people! Why should to Govt. tell me how to upkeep my house? What’s next – landscape patrol?
I’m trying to sell a home now and it will cost almost 400 dollars to have a regular home inspection, add in the cost and hassle of this and it’s over $1000 just to start off selling my home. Then what? If my husband is moved out of town quickly for a job and we have “energy” issues to uphold we’re in for more money and time. I say houses are sold AS IS and the buyers can be warned about what they need to do to ensure better energy, NOT the seller. This is America – does freedom ring a bell? Forcing is for places where people have no rights. You want a home – it’s sold as is. You want it more productive, you pay for it out of your own pocket when you make a “choice” to buy the home.

Also – who’s going to go around and help all the lower Middle Class people uphold this? They certainly can’t handle it and their neighborhoods will just end up falling apart more since they can not afford to move.
I see it in the town I live in now. No one wants homes in those areas because the lower classes have no money to even have nice landscaping and new siding. This will also affect people who make money off flipping houses resulting in higher home costs to make up for the rise in prices to fix them up and make them energy efficient.
Is the BIG Govt. coming in and paying for that for all these people? Adding more into the cost of selling a home is just bad news. What we need is more JOBS and less nonsense taxes so people can start taking care of their homes and families better.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:36:52 +0000

Will someone please correct this? The final version of this legislation required only the energy efficiency disclosure, not an audit, as it was found to be an undue burden on consumers to force them to pay so much in inspection fees as a part of their purchase.

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environmental information — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:31:34 +0000

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