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Rainmaker
5,573,195
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

We have no such thing as a smoke certificate in my market. But my response would be simple... call the agent and ask their client to replace the battery to ensure the unit is functioning properly.

Oct 28, 2016 08:38 PM
Rainmaker
4,273,381
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I have packages of 9 volt batteries

Oct 28, 2016 04:06 PM
Rainmaker
948,239
Jeff Pearl
Realty One Group Capital / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Nothing. Go to closing, and repair or replace the detector after buyers move in.

Oct 28, 2016 10:34 PM
Rainmaker
1,886,388
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

We don't have that in our state it's our responsibility & the sellers to have that stuff working at close. I'd tell the LA that it needs a new battery & nothing would happen.

Oct 28, 2016 09:54 PM
Rainmaker
3,627,477
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Just wait until after the closing and change the battery.  No big issue, besides a replacement is not expensive.

Oct 28, 2016 08:45 PM
Rainmaker
2,275,984
Michael J. Perry
Fathom Realty - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

Needs a new battery ?

Oct 28, 2016 08:21 PM
Rainmaker
811,599
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

Write it on the final walk through form, have the buyer sign it, submit it to the listing agent. Close Escrow.

Oct 28, 2016 04:18 PM
Rainmaker
4,908,156
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

In California we have a final verification of condition(final walk-through form) and I would likely include it there.   I have never heard of a smoke certificate in our area issued by a fire department.   

Oct 29, 2016 12:09 AM
Rainmaker
1,774,868
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

We do not have any certificates issued by the fire department for smole detectors. Sounds like another government shake down. What is so difficult about either changing batteries or the smoke detectors?

Oct 28, 2016 10:36 PM
Rainmaker
1,713,581
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Replace the battery.

Oct 28, 2016 10:01 PM
Rainmaker
1,513,383
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

Buy a battery and install it they are not that expensive.

Oct 28, 2016 09:59 PM
Ambassador
3,489,858
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I am with Nina Hollander on this one. I also carry batteries in my car. I'd change the battery to see if the chirping stops. 

Oct 29, 2016 01:21 AM
Rainer
393,153
Anna Hatridge
R Gilliam Real Estate LLC - Farmington, MO
Missouri Realtor with R Gilliam Real Estate LLC

Go to my car and grab a battery then install it.  If it is still chirping then we have a bigger issue. Time to call the listing agent.

Oct 28, 2016 11:01 PM
Rainmaker
8,428,294
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Ask the listing agent to change the battery if you do not want to do it yourself.

Oct 28, 2016 11:01 PM
Rainmaker
3,075,667
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

Lyn Sims nailed this one!

Oct 28, 2016 10:26 PM
Rainmaker
5,277,454
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Sorry we don't have that in Texas.

Oct 28, 2016 10:25 PM
Rainer
509,499
Susie Kay
Ultra Real Estate Dallas Fort Worth - Plano, TX
North Dallas Specialist

No smoke certificate here.  Is this something that your buyer does for himself, being thorough inspecting the home or is part of regulation in your state?  I would ask the buyer what he/she likes to do. It's likely that the battery is low but we cannot be 100% certain.  If the buyer thinks that it's ok and would like to proceed with closing then we will close, if the buyer is having a fit and wants seller to fix prior to closing then I'll prepare an amendment.  Also I don't usually change the smoke detector's battery as usually I can't even reach it. Many higher end homes in DFW have high ceilings even one story homes. 

Oct 30, 2016 06:03 AM
Rainmaker
1,157,847
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Perhaps the battery needs to be replaced or the smoke detector needs to be replaced.  We do not have "smoke certificates" in my area.

Oct 29, 2016 05:02 PM
Ambassador
5,278,218
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Eeezy peezy - call the listing agent and request the batteries to be replaced by the seller. We don't have the smoke cert like I remember from back in Boston but they are still supposed to be in working order, as are the Carbon Monoxide detectors

Oct 29, 2016 01:58 PM
Ambassador
3,767,618
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Get the battery changed.

Oct 29, 2016 01:10 PM
Rainmaker
1,025,253
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

No such an animal in this market

Oct 29, 2016 12:39 PM
Rainmaker
2,236,146
Debbie Laity
CinaJones Real Estate - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County

We don't have smoke certs in my area. I would buy a package of batteries for my buyers. 

Oct 29, 2016 12:26 PM
Ambassador
6,948,217
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Probably wore the battery down during testing, stick a new battery in.

Oct 29, 2016 11:52 AM
Rainmaker
3,986,579
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Inform the agent, but I would spend 3 bucks and put in a new battery.  If that didn't work I would thin about it. What is it really going to cost to replace.

Oct 29, 2016 10:17 AM
Ambassador
2,694,054
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I would put a battery in the smoke detector. Time spent = 2 seconds. Price spent = $2-3, actual value = priceless.

Oct 29, 2016 09:00 AM
Rainmaker
1,231,903
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Chirping is usually low battery. I would discuss at the closing.  Good luck Praful Thakkar 

Oct 29, 2016 08:09 AM
Rainmaker
5,774,279
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Nina has the perfect answer for this one...Praful.  A

Oct 29, 2016 06:41 AM
Rainmaker
1,566,790
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No fire department inspections here.  If the battery dies after the inspection, that's life and better for the seller than during the inspection!  I'd ask them to replace the battery (or do it myself).

Out here we have to use the sealed from the user smoke detectors with 10 year non-user replaceable batteries in new construction.  Cost three times as much and when it goes out, the whole unit needs replacing. 

Oct 29, 2016 05:43 AM
Rainmaker
3,988,194
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Change the battery. My husband and I carry some with us for this very purpose. 

Oct 29, 2016 03:34 AM
Rainmaker
1,676,207
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC • Short Sale • Probate

It never happened to me, but I would not let my client to be upset about one tired battery. 

Oct 29, 2016 03:29 AM
Rainmaker
944,875
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Ask seller to change battery?

Oct 29, 2016 02:08 AM
Rainmaker
824,329
Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
California Real Estate Specialist

I agree with Nina Hollander and call the listing agent to get the batteries replaced and/or repaired.

Oct 29, 2016 01:53 AM
Rainmaker
1,618,024
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

Never assume in real estate--get company back out

Oct 29, 2016 01:45 AM
Ambassador
2,453,767
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

I would have the battery replaced before closing... to be sure that is the problem.  Matters not whether it is you or the listing agent.  Whatever is most expedient to be sure closing occurs on schedule for YOUR clients.

Oct 29, 2016 01:30 AM
Rainmaker
5,586,590
Barbara Todaro
Retired...Mentoring Newbies - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

have the homeowner replace them.... hold back at closing to cover the cost in case it's defective equipment!!!!

Oct 29, 2016 01:23 AM
Rainmaker
797,169
Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

Ask the listing agent to replace the battery.

Oct 29, 2016 01:22 AM
Rainmaker
291,069
Allie Angeloni
Long Realty - Oro Valley, AZ

I agree that it is probably a low battery and that can very easily be fixed.  On a Final Walk-Thru I would do nothing Praful Thakkar

Oct 29, 2016 12:38 AM
Rainmaker
2,928,065
Richard (richie) Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Change battery however...I had one that would not shut off no matter what and I had to call out of state, track down the inventor and he walked me through a series of steps that shut it down...Amazing. Claimed it was a defect

Oct 29, 2016 12:09 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,267
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Praful Thakkar Ask the the seller's agent to bring a battery to the closing.

Oct 29, 2016 12:01 AM
Rainmaker
1,686,757
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP
Big Block LPT Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Retirees Services

We had that process in SSF, but nowhere else, so I rarely dealt with it. Call & have them change the battery before closing or maybe give your clients an battery as part of the closing gift?

Oct 28, 2016 11:35 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

call the listing agent.

Oct 28, 2016 11:33 PM
Rainmaker
5,737,721
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

No smoke certificate required in my market, but since it is not waorking as intended, I would ask it be repaired!

Oct 28, 2016 11:23 PM