Aug. 9, 2010
Dear George: I'm selling my home, and Section 3 of the disclosure notice asks whether I'm aware of certain conditions. Do I check "yes" for conditions that once existed but have been corrected and are not known to currently exist?
Answer: No, you don't have to check "yes" in this section as long as you know that the conditions were corrected. Any items that deal with previous repairs, don't fall into this category and must be disclosed in another section.
Dear George: What constitutes a bedroom in a home? I have heard everything from it has to have a closet to it only needs a window and access to a bathroom. What is the legal definition for the State of Texas?
Answer: The local multiple listing service determines what constitutes a bedroom. For example, the Houston multiple listing service offers this qualifier next to the box where you enter the number of bedrooms: "This field identifies the number of rooms that are currently designed to be used primarily as a bedroom. Offices, studies, or dens should not be counted in this field."
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