Way too much government control, I would be fighting to repeal this govt overreach law; which may be why some counties have failed to enforce it.

Wow. Certainly something for sellers to know about in advance. I would think this is having a huge impact, and will going forward

Lynnea Miller - sometimes I feel, living in MA is a very good thing....lol!

Wow..government way out of control!! A repeal needs to be worked on immediately!

I can see why they want to do it. It is going to cost sellers a lot of extra money to fulfill the requirements. How much are surveys for something like that in your area?  Surveys aren't cheap here. -Kasey

That's ridiculous! It's almost like they're trying to stifle the growth in your rural area - because this will have an impact!

Lynnea,

Wow, that will certainly impact lot sales.  Here in Santa Barbara, even though a piece of land may be zoned by 8 additional homes, the Coastal Commission has the final word and may nix the 8 home zoning.  They do show some lenience in a quid pro quo manner for conservancy efforts.  A

I have seen simalar issues and have told many to sell while they can because in the future you may not be able to

Sounds like a democrat law LOL

Holy Gads ... not much else I have to say about that.

Why does this smell of a title defect? Who let the properties close without being in-sync?

Lynnea Miller I don't really understand this. Is there an issue with rural owners who may not legally owner their property?

While the idea of protecting buyers sounds good in spirit, it just really sounds as if your local board is just trying to protect your agents from future lawsuits.  Perhaps some broker got in trouble or an E & O Carrier decided to raise their rates, so this disclosure protects them down the road.

I cannot help but think that it is going to impact sales.  I would guess the long term solution is to have listing agents require sellers to obtain this status prior to listing.

Don't do rural.

Another wanting to cash in on the multi-trillion dollar Real Estate industry

Ouch voters asleep at the switch !  

Goodness, does sound like government is making purchasing a bit more difficult.

Sorry, never heard of this.  Don't have too many vacant lots out here.

Sounds like too much government over reach to me. Glad they do not do that here

We had a time in the past when our county was lax on permitting, and now they are strict.  Many sellers who overlooked these issues wish they had disclosures like this when they bought their homes.

Never a dull moment in real estate. And it seems we'll have a 50 page contract soon too.

No I have not dealt with this.

Ouch!

Yikes; haven't dealt with that one. Thanks for the alert.

not here

Where is the title company on this issue? A preliminary title report should disclose this! Never eard of a survey on a residential lot costing thousands! Sounds like a mess!

Hve not come across this in my market. Then again, I don't deal in rural properties, either.

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Wow, really,  more cost

Seems like a good idea.

However, I have a strong suspicion that there is a great deal more money associated than the suggestion it is an administrative issue.

Here we have an logical and innocent sounding issue that says come to city hall and close all those orphaned building permits. As we all know that means be prepared to be pilliaged and plundered by your city government who does not care that the company that opened that 1987 permit went out of business in 2010. The road way to success is paved with money.