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City Ordinance targets agents.

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Crescent Realty, Inc. Spanaway, WA.

The City of Tacoma, WA. has implemented (As of Dec. 1st) a new ordinance that mandates (sic) "real estate professionals involved in the sale of a property where there is a sewer hook-up must provide the buyer with a flyer that discusses the implications of a failed sewer hook-up prior to purchase"

This ordinance is a result of several agents in our area rebelling against the city's original plan to mandate side sewer inspections with every sale.

For the time being, the ordinance has been watered down to accommodate those in opposition.  But when I talked to the individual in charge of waste water regarding this issue I pointed out that the ordinance didn't make any reference to FSBO'S.  The line went silent.

Hmmmmmmmmm. Government!!!!

 

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Brian Rugg
Rugg Realty LLC Sun City Texas 512-818-6700 - Georgetown, TX
Sun City TX Real Estate - Georgetown, TX Real Est

 Larry:

"real estate professionals involved in the sale of a property where there is a sewer hook-up must provide the buyer with a flyer that discusses the implications of a failed sewer hook-up prior to purchase"

Say what? Good luck in defeating this power grab.

Dec 06, 2010 01:34 PM
Larry Bergstrom
Crescent Realty, Inc. Spanaway, WA. - Spanaway, WA
CNE, CRS, GRI

Brian, the funny thing is that a group of agents that didn't want the "mandatory side-sewer inspection" being proposed by the city lobbied to get this compromise.

How do you go about protecting yourself as an agent with out another layer of paper work?

Dec 06, 2010 01:40 PM
Harrison K. Long
HomeSmart, Evergreen Realty - Irvine, CA
REALTOR , GRI, Broker associate, Attorney

Larry ... Thanks for your article about local City of Tacoma implementing (As of Dec. 1st) its new ordinance that mandates (sic) "real estate professionals involved in the sale of a property where there is a sewer hook-up must provide the buyer with a flyer that discusses the implications of a failed sewer hook-up prior to purchase". 

It doesn't make sense to me for local government to hang the obligation on RE professionals and is government over regulation of private real estate transactions.

Dec 06, 2010 02:05 PM
Pat Tasker
Shorewest Realtors - Germantown, WI
Your Milwaukee Metro Area Agent (WI)

so many times some spoil it for all...now you have an ordinance :(  And YES!  What about those fsbos?

Dec 06, 2010 02:13 PM
Larry Bergstrom
Crescent Realty, Inc. Spanaway, WA. - Spanaway, WA
CNE, CRS, GRI

Harrison & Pat. The sad thing is that this "compromise" involved a lot of Realtor input.

Dec 06, 2010 02:19 PM
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