The Windows Are Painted Shut

[Ben Vukicevich SRA]

All right Wally!!!! Way to go.

Trivia sure beats HUD questions any day.

At least they have a definite, correct answer

Ben

 

[Farm Gal]

OK I don't know what's up wiht this but the darn quotes aren't working: sorry for the hard to read folks!

Ben said:

using HUD's logic, I guess that since HUD requires only one electrical outlet per room, they all don't have to work???...which would be a signal to me that something is definitely wrong with the electrical system, if some work and some don't.

I agree on THAT one as a malfunctioning electrical system could cause a fire...

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IMNSHO... as the door is not required for habitability. I am not joking - that is a serious answer... It must of course be considered in value, and is worthy of mention to CYA <_< ... but is NOT a FHA required repair. But on the working door you MUST insure that the Garage Door opener (if present) must function appropriately.

Originally posted by "Ben Vukicevich"]Personally+ if it's there/installed and it's real estate (not personal property), it should perform its function[/I--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE ("Ben Vukicevich"]Personally @ if it's there/installed and it's real estate (not personal property), it should perform its function[/I)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>[/b]

True of ALL houses but NOT necessarily an FHA requirement. Likewise if it AIN'T there and 'oughtta be' it is not an FHA requirement. I have heard from HUD personell that there is not requirement for a home to possess kitchen cabinets or counters, with the exception of a sinkbase: and there was a spirited debate as to whether even THAT was needed (there is always the tub don't cha know )

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If they're are two windows in a room, they're usually there for a reason which would be light and ventilation. So not being an expert on light and ventilation, I make them fix them all.... to restore the intended functionality????

Anyway, who cares? The appraiser is the king when they complete an FHA appraisal. I VC. They obey, or else. :yellowblack: :yellowblack: [/quote]
I hear a Bwah-ha ha ha ha somewhere fading in the night... True you are king right up to the point someone sues you for doing your job 'right' in this crazed system where the rules are not the rules and the refs have little black books all written individually. I honestly wonder why some of us continue to do these things at all. Wasn't it Paul (of the drywall garage conundrum) who said "I hope you guys get combat pay for these things?"

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Glad to hear your dad's doing much better....he's in our prayers out here in NJ.[/quote] thanks: he and we can use them. I am 'on' tonite and we are having a rough one: the pain of reconnecting nerves can be pretty intense. Dad won't take anti-psychotics and tries to minimize the pain pills. Ferget him, I need both types of drugs sometimes to deal with him!

 

[Ben Vukicevich SRA]

Lee Ann,

Hmm...then why do they give as one of their stellar repair examples in 4150.2..."replace rotted kitchen counter tops", if you don't need them?? Of course, I've never seen rotted kitchen counter tops in 29 years of appraising although I have seen nothing but 4' metal sink bases in kitchens of older homes.

Broken garage doors are safety hazards or how about this..a garage door or a window is a "system" which should function properly and we all know systems must function properly for an FHA loan???

Me, I still think if its there, if it's broken and if it's real estate, it gets fixed..like I said, it's good to be the king. B) B)

Ben

 

[Farm Gal]

Ben: not to be a total smart arnimal... but:


Rotted counter tops pose a hazard if you are preparing food on top of them. - ingestion of rotted material

Absent the countertop entirely, there is no danger.

so there

Regards,
Lee Ann, CSP
{Certified Smarty-Pants}

Actually the HUD folks DID discuss this countertop thing im my sainted presence - and recently.

Sainted is either
1. due to the horns holdin the halo on straight <_< ,
or
2. my continued willingness to DEAL with the Catch 22/FUBAR HUD stuff .

you pick :usa:

 

[Ben Vukicevich SRA]

So based on that logic from HUD (AKA: if it's there, repair/replace), you'll require both broken garage doors to be repaired from now on and all windows to be made operational??

Ben

 

[Mike Garrett RAA]

Simple solution.....throw a chair thru the window in case of fire. VC11c. Owner to provide a throwable chair in each room. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[Farm Gal]

best answer yet goes to Garret!!!

so NOW I know why you didn't need to show up at the FHA REO - ya already KNOW IT ALL!!!!

 

[Wally Jones]

But, but, the chair will just bounce off the permanently installed burglar bars!

 

[xm39hnu]

Originally posted by Lee Ann@Jun 17 2003, 05:59 PM
Rotted counter tops pose a hazard if you are preparing food on top of them. - ingestion of rotted material

ingestion of rotted material isn't necessarily a hazard; examples: wine, cheese. Collapse certainly is, though. And there's the possibility of toxic mold as well whenever wood rots. Besides, it stinks and looks bad.

 

[EDWARD BERRY]

RON,

A stick of stove wood will also hold them up.

Been there, ed up in the hills.