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Originally Posted by MplsPete
Summary
• Unapproved Home Modifications: Concern about undetectable unapproved changes made to pre-owned homes.
• Liability for Unapproved Changes: New owners assume liability for unapproved modifications.
• Verifying Submitted Changes: A service exists to check for submitted changes, but it cannot confirm un-submitted modifications.
We're thinking of moving to TV, probably a pre-owned home. Something that concerns me: How can you tell if unapproved changes have been made? My understanding is that the liability for such changes would pass to a new owner. I tried calling a number I found in another thread, (352-751-3912) they were helpful and said they could check for past submissions for changes for a given address, whether approved or denied.
But, how does a buyer know if a change was made which was never submitted to ARC?
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Every preowned home has had unapproved changes made to it. If you buy a new home you too will have unapproved changes made to it within a year or two. Did you install a ceiling fan yourself or have a handyman do it? Did you change a light switch without a licensed electrician, was his license date still valid? Did you put in a ring doorbell? There are many degrees of unapproved changes. You’re buying a house, you’ve got enough to worry about without worrying about non consequential trivia. Do you like the house? Does the outside fit in with the neighborhood? Stop fretting and buy it, then start doing your own updates.
Of course there will be some to respond here that I should be shot for saying this, but those that respond have unapproved changes that they don’t even realize they have.