2 years ago we bought a second home/rental in South Carolina and recently to our shock, we found out that there is zero insulation in the home. We live 900 miles away and at the time of the sale, relied on the realtor to make sure that all was ok. There was an inspection and it passed. But now since we found out that no insulation was installed, we have heard from many local people that the state has a law that when a house is sold, it must have at least 6 inches of insulation or it is in violation of the housing code. Is this true? If so, where do we go to investigate who the crooked person that inspected the home and said it passed? This is very disturbing to us. It is a beautiful home but now are having to invest a bunch of money to have it insulated. The seller completely remodeled it prior to us buying but failed to insulate. Need some information please.
2007-11-01 01:18:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
your realter should have that information. It should be in his files. Im not sure if it is illegal, but if it is, you should contact the south carolina housing authority and they will let you know what you need to do. Call them ASAP!! If it is illegal whoever, sold you the house will have to pay for the repairs.
2007-11-01 01:30:47 · answer #1 · answered by Lady L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely insulation was not required at the time the home was built. You'll need to check the local codes that were in force when it was built. Unless the remodel included a rework of the attic space, it was probalby NOT required to install insulation.
If the code was built to code, you have no recourse. An inspection SHOULD have indicated how much insulation was installed. Every inspection I've ever had did so. Are you sure that you actually got an independent inspection? However if the inspection was only to look for code violations and damage and insulation was not required when it was built there was no violation so the inspector would be technically correct in not addressing the issue.
Lastly, it appears that you did not personally inspect the premises. That's a serious error on your part and would likely be raised as a question of your due dilligence if you tried to sue anyone. A prudent person would have inspected it personally to look for any glaring faults. If you did not, shame on you!
2007-11-01 02:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report him to ANGIES list.. i think thats how you spell it. and check and see if he is already on there. ppl take those opinions seriously and can really hurt that guys business too.
2007-11-01 01:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ B1tchHere ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋