wood stoves: Sorry, you can't heat with that anymore!! - 08/30/10 11:15 AM

Since the first of August of 2010 some major changes have happened regarding wood stoves and what
 needs to happen to them during a real estate transaction.
Just like the wonderful smoke detector laws (ORS 479.297) the new wood stove rules will be one of the few requirements that sellers will need to comply with before the sale of their home.
Under the guise of environmental protection the Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality has decided that wood stoves built before 1985 must be removed if the home is part of a real estate transaction.  To be fair, wood stoves that are 25 years old or older … (5 comments)