The listing
agent has a duty of disclosure when it comes to a negative home
inspection report. If a property comes back on the market due to a
negative home inspection report the seller needs to disclose the issues.
The Seller does not have to provide the home inspection report to the
next buyer but does have the duty to update their property disclosure.
If the home inspection report is in the listing agent’s possession and
the next buyer asks for a copy, it can only be given if Seller agrees to
have the listing agent provide it. The Seller, if they do not agree
with the inspection findings should have a their own professional
inspector perform a home inspection and provide it to the next buyer
along with the findings from the first buyer’s inspection. There is no
law or mandate that states the first inspection has to be given to the
next buyer.
While
not specifically mandated by the Commission or the license law,
providing a copy of the actual report (or at least the pertinent pages)
may be prudent. By doing so, the seller and listing agent can avoid an
allegation that they misstated the inspector’s findings, thus reducing
their risk of liability. Certainly the listing agent should obtain the
seller’s consent before providing a copy of the report to the second
buyer’s agent and should refer the seller to his own attorney for advice
on this issue. – See more at:
http://ohiorealtors.org/2014/03/24/home-inspection/#sthash.5397k6ZN.dpuf
While
not specifically mandated by the Commission or the license law,
providing a copy of the actual report (or at least the pertinent pages)
may be prudent. By doing so, the seller and listing agent can avoid an
allegation that they misstated the inspector’s findings, thus reducing
their risk of liability. Certainly the listing agent should obtain the
seller’s consent before providing a copy of the report to the second
buyer’s agent and should refer the seller to his own attorney for advice
on this issue. – See more at:
http://ohiorealtors.org/2014/03/24/home-inspection/#sthash.5397k6ZN.dpuf
While
not specifically mandated by the Commission or the license law,
providing a copy of the actual report (or at least the pertinent pages)
may be prudent. By doing so, the seller and listing agent can avoid an
allegation that they misstated the inspector’s findings, thus reducing
their risk of liability. Certainly the listing agent should obtain the
seller’s consent before providing a copy of the report to the second
buyer’s agent and should refer the seller to his own attorney for advice
on this issue. – See more at:
http://ohiorealtors.org/2014/03/24/home-inspection/#sthash.5397k6ZN.dpuf
While
not specifically mandated by the Commission or the license law,
providing a copy of the actual report (or at least the pertinent pages)
may be prudent. By doing so, the seller and listing agent can avoid an
allegation that they misstated the inspector’s findings, thus reducing
their risk of liability. Certainly the listing agent should obtain the
seller’s consent before providing a copy of the report to the second
buyer’s agent and should refer the seller to his own attorney for advice
on this issue. – See more at:
http://ohiorealtors.org/2014/03/24/home-inspection/#sthash.5397k6ZN.dpuf
To be safe you should send over the Home Inspection Report.
the
seller and listing agent can avoid an allegation that they misstated
the inspector’s findings, thus reducing their risk of liability. – See
more at:
http://ohiorealtors.org/2014/03/24/home-inspection/#sthash.5397k6ZN.dpuf
By adding the results to the Property Disclosure a Seller and Listing
Agent may be accused of misstating the Inspectors findings by not
writing verbatim. An agent should not be involved with telling a Seller
how to fill out a Property Disclosure. See more at:
http://ohiorealtors.org/2014/03/24/home-inspection/#sthash.5397k6ZN.dpuf
While
not specifically mandated by the Commission or the license law,
providing a copy of the actual report (or at least the pertinent pages)
may be prudent. By doing so, the seller and listing agent can avoid an
allegation that they misstated the inspector’s findings, thus reducing
their risk of liability. Certainly the listing agent should obtain the
seller’s consent before providing a copy of the report to the second
buyer’s agent and should refer the seller to his own attorney for advice
on this issue. – See more at:
http://ohiorealtors.org/2014/03/24/home-inspection/#sthash.5397k6ZN.dpuf
While
not specifically mandated by the Commission or the license law,
providing a copy of the actual report (or at least the pertinent pages)
may be prudent. By doing so, the seller and listing agent can avoid an
allegation that they misstated the inspector’s findings, thus reducing
their risk of liability. Certainly the listing agent should obtain the
seller’s consent before providing a copy of the report to the second
buyer’s agent and should refer the seller to his own attorney for advice
on this issue. – See more at:
http://ohiorealtors.org/2014/03/24/home-inspection/#sthash.5397k6ZN.dpuf
Ritenour, P. (2014, March 24).
Legally speaking: Dealing with a negative home inspection report – see more at
. Retrieved from http://ohiorealtors.org/2014/03/24/home-inspection/
(Ritenour, 2014)
Legally speaking: Dealing with a negative home inspection report – see more at
. Retrieved from http://ohiorealtors.org/2014/03/24/home-inspection/
(Ritenour, 2014)