We are about to buy a house in California, but the sellers do not want to turn on the water for the home inspection. To prove them wrong, I would like to find the California law stating that they have to turn on utilities. Any idea where to look?
Thanks!
2007-07-13 13:43:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Banks will not finance properties without the inspection and they will require a copy of the inspection, so common sense says if they want to sell the property then turn it on! Also, if it is for sale by a Real Estate firm, contact the broker and explain the situation. (I am assuming it must be for sale by owner though) You could ask the bank that you were pre-approved at to contact them about having an inspection done. If you have the extra cash you could contact an attorney specializing in Real Estate transactions. The last thing you could do is find yourself a Buyers Agent, you can go to any local realtor and ask them to represent you in purchasing a home. They can handle most of the problems for you, it does cost, but often times the fees are worked into the selling price (ask for a lower sales price to cover the fees) or the listing agent will split their comission with the buyers agent, so it most likely will cost you nothing or very little. Those are just a few options, I hope one of them will work for you! I live in PA, so I don't know the specific laws, but even if you were to show them a copy it doesn't mean they will listen, the best bet would be to have someone else handle it! Good Luck! ~One more note, please do NOT sign any contracts until they cooperate or if you do, make sure to have a clause stating this agreement is contingent upon a completely sucessful inspection. It sounds suspicious. A small connection fee shouldn't be a problem when they could make thousands selling the house.
2007-07-13 14:44:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most home inspections are a waste of time anyway. Wells aren't usually inspected they just do a water test. Septic inspections don't tell you much. Most communities require well designed septic systems. Unless the owners abused it with a garbage disposal or flushed stuff that wasn't supposed to be flushed it should be fine. If the house had lots of people overloading the system it might have problems but that is rare. Most inspectors don't go up on a roof anyway. If the roof is less than 25 years old and shows no signs of leaks inside it is probably fine. If it's more than 25 years old it will need replacement soon anyway, figure that in your offering price. The most valuable parts of the home inspection is electrical and structural. Some house built in the 1970's had aluminum wire which I would stay away from (aluminum entrance cable is ok). If the house you are looking at was built within the last 25 years and appears to be well kept your inspector probably won't find any serious issues.
2016-05-17 06:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to perform a complete inspection everything must be turned on, law or no law, period. if it requires you to have it turned on during the inspection process, so be it. have it turned on then
have it turned off when the inspection is complete. make sure the water heater is heating water and that there are no leaks anywhere. it is beyond belief that the sellers would not accommodate you in this matter, unless they were trying to hide something. you may want to reconsider this deal. good luck.
2007-07-13 14:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by barrbou214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such law. You're not going to prove them wrong.
If they refuse to turn on the water, your inspection will not be complete. In such a case, you should be able to rescind your offer, if it was based upon a successful inspection. You will not be able to complete a successful inspection because of their refusal to turn on water.
2007-07-13 14:11:20 · answer #4 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course call the code office
2007-07-13 13:46:41 · answer #5 · answered by vanessa 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋