CT Homeowner: Brand New Home Turns Into Fixer-Upper
One Connecticut homeowner warns when it comes to purchasing a brand new home, like everything else, it's buyer beware.
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Home owner said he is up to his elbows in papers that he wishes he saw before he bought his new Waterbury home.
There was no heating permit pulled, there was no plumbing permit pulled and there was no electrical permit pulled," he said. "According to construction law, you can't begin work until you pull a permit."
The home owner said that by February of 2000 work was complete on his house, without the proper permits.
He said he had no idea because he was given a signed certificate of occupancy indicating everything was OK.
Troubles he had over the years included a sewage backup and a fire danger with his furnace.
He said his furnace that is located in his garage was not elevated and could have potentially caused a gas spill.
The home owner requested all the records Waterbury had on his new house. He said he found that the certificate of occupancy was never filed properly. He said the one he was given should have never been signed by the city, because several permits were not secured.
"The builder broke the law and the city of Waterbury broke the law, and nobody was held accountable," he said.
The city has a different story, saying the lack of paperwork may have just been a filing problem.
Joe Geary, Director of Operations for the city of Waterbury, said, "It possibly could have been an oversight, but the building inspector assures me that there was a final inspection."
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This is why Fairfield County Home Inspection recommends if people are buying a new home have that home inspected and that they get all of the permits.
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Howdy Peter
Your 100% right. Old home or new home the buyer sould have a home inspection.
Have a good one