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Originally Posted by APovi
Apparently Florida is a 'Buyer Beware' State.
How do you handle existing 'Non-Compliance'?
Some home buyers/owners have been cited for violations existing for the past 10-20 years or more.
Sellers, Builders and Realtors do not typically represent buyers at all.
Does the buyer have to apply to each CDD to find out if the home they want (new or pre-owned) is in compliance?
Will all the CDD's issue a 'certification' that a home is 'in compliance' with all their regulations before you buy it?
Should I put a contingency in my offers/contracts that requires the Owner/Seller/Realtor to take care of it?
I've seen this problem reported many times but never any solutions.
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The actual answer is -
There is NO solution for this. The reason is that whether it's CDD or HOA, C&Rs change over time. The buyer has no idea what was or wasn't approved and when, nor does anyone have an idea IF said 'infraction' was pre-existing or not, as in approved when it was ok and now that it isn't , etc. In the case of pre-existing that change is supposed to be grandfathered in and that's all there is to it.
The actual problem is the queaky wheel aka "Karen" that has no clue what was and wasn't approved or even changed in the governing docs, but yet will BM&C until she is satisfied.
Fix the "Karens" you fix the problem.