Missing flooring in bedroom

[jmedina]

Hello fellow appraisers:

Can someone refer me to the section which FHA addresses missing flooring (carpet). I took a class back in November of 07 and I recall the instructor mentioning that missing flooring was no longer an item to call out based on new HUD guidelines. Is this true?

 

[Hamlet]

Safety, soundness and security are the big 3 for FHA. Missing carpet is not a safety issue, but missing flooring is.:icon_mrgreen:

 

[Mountain Man]

Let me guess... it's plywood only?

 

[jmedina]

oops! my bad. i meant to say missing flooring. should I add a cost to cure for the missing carpet???

 

[Tom Woolford]

Finished floor cover is not required by FHA. Adjust as required for market acceptance, but it is not a correction issue.

 

[Lobo Fan]

I attended an FHA class back in May and the said that floor coverings are not required as an MPR item. Market adjustments of course but bare concrete or plywood was OK.

 

[Greg Bell]

If the sub floor is exposed (Plywood).Call for floor coverings.Just did one with all sub-flooring exposed.It' s a safety issue.Cant' live on the sub floor.Some FHA classes are wrong , sorry to say.Donna is correct.If flooring is just nasty , not an MPR.Exposed flooring calls for an MPR repair..

 

[RSW]

I would call for floor coverings if the plywood was exposed. There may be some splitering in the subfloor. If the floor was concrete slab, I would not call for floor coverings but just make a market adjustment in the grid.

 

[Couch Potato]

Be sure it's necessary.

I would call for floor coverings if the plywood was exposed. There may be some splitering in the subfloor. If the floor was concrete slab, I would not call for floor coverings but just make a market adjustment in the grid.

One of the most prevalent problems with FHA appraisals at this time is appraisers calling for unnecessary repairs and inspections is what I was told.

 

[Greg Bell]

One of the most prevalent problems with FHA appraisals at this time is appraisers calling for unnecessary repairs and inspections is what I was told.

It's easy to add non MPR items because if you miss a repair considered an MPR you can be in trouble.The problem is that FHA completely changed the rules and went from nit picking to that's cosmetic . Although the House you are inspecting has a Harley Davidson repair shop in the living room not to worry , it's cosmetic. Two feet of peeling paint in the Kitchen (pre 1979) that's MPR. Now we must play the game of What's MPR??Quite a bit of responsibility for the appriaser...