Non FHA; does a fireplace count as a permenant heat source

[CANative]

Smug cover. Ar, ar... I got it without the emoticon.

 

[Webbed Feet]

I suppose since it IS Friday and I don't feel like working on what I have to work then I can waste a few moments to run this down.



Okay, then allow me.


Your first comment was entered below a quote made by the OP. So it stands to reason that your response was to him. Your response was made well after the OPs property location was confirmed and then reconfirmed when Calvin and I went back and forth. (It's even in bold, red, italicized type).

LOL... Which of his final three questions, all asked in one sentence, did I say "no way Jose' " to?

It doesn't matter. The real issue is an Oregon appraiser that thinks a fireplace is all that is needed here without regard to if the structure is a primary occupancy home versus a seasonal cabin not meant for year around occupancy, and without consideration of intended use.

 

[CANative]

Are you saying that residential property in Oregon cannot transfer ownership (i.e. sell) without thermostatically controlled heating systems?

It seems to me our old house in Sutherlin only had wood heat. But that was a long time ago. It got cold and rainy there in Sutherlin but it never got cold enough to freeze the pipes.

 

[Hacienda]

Working on a duplex in California. Each unit has a fireplace, but no other heat source. Should I condition this report subject to a permanent heat source, does the fireplace satisfy, or does it even matter for a non-FHA order?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!! NOT an FHA approved as permanent heat source..... ding them hard.

 

[AnonApprsr]

Hacienda, you've been making some pretty bad posts. What's up with that? Is English your second language or something?

 

[TEL2002]

Hasn't CA enacted a law that is supposed to do away with all wood burning fireplaces and stoves? If the FP the OP is referencing is wood burning, it may have a short life span of usage.

 

[Smokey Bear]

You can't build new ones, but the old ones stay. I'm not sure what happens when the chimney needs work though.

 

[residentialguy]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!! NOT an FHA approved as permanent heat source..... ding them hard.

Link please

 

[RSW]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!! NOT an FHA approved as permanent heat source..... ding them hard.

Give me a reference in the FHA protocol backing up your statement!

 

[CANative]

4905.1 (MPRs)

A. Each living unit must contain the following:
1) A continuing supply of safe and potable water.
2) Sanitary facilities and a safe method of sewage
disposal.
3) Heating adequate for healthful and comfortable
living conditions. The Field Office may determine
that climatic conditions are such that mechanical
heating is not required.
Dwellings with wood burning stoves or solar
systems used as a primary heat source must have
permanently installed conventional heating systems
that maintain at least 50 degrees fahrenheit in
areas containing plumbing systems.
4) Domestic hot water.
5) Electricity for lighting