smoke detectors in ct: New Connecticut Law Regarding Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
- 02/20/14 11:08 PM
Confusion over the New Connecticut Law Regarding Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors There is a lot of confusion over the law passed in Connecticut that requires smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in residential buildings before a title can be transferred, I had written a blog back in early January as a reminder to CT real estate professionals that there was a new law and for some transactions, it would be necessary to do some more work before we could close a sale. George Souto also wrote a recent blog detailing the issues with lenders over poor interpretation of the affidavit requiring inclusion
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smoke detectors in ct: New Connecticut Law Requires Smoke and CO Detectors
- 01/08/14 10:17 PM
New Connecticut Law Requires Smoke and CO Detectors A new Connecticut Law that went into effect on Jan 1, 2014 will require some additional attention from home owners and their agents. This is CT public Act 13-272. All one and two family homes built before October of 2005 are affected. Prior to closing, sellers will be required to sign an affidavit stating that there are working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in the home. If there are no detectors, the seller will be required to give the buyers a credit of $250. For all homes built after
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