BILL REQ. #: S-4300.1
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2012 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/01/12.
AN ACT Relating to disclosure of carbon monoxide alarms in real estate transactions; amending RCW 64.06.020, 64.06.013, and 19.27.530; and creating new sections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The legislature finds that the state
building code council has adopted rules relating to laws on
installation of carbon monoxide alarms in homes and buildings. The
legislature finds that amending the state's real estate seller
disclosure forms and ensuring that the responsibility for carbon
monoxide alarms is that of the seller, will aid in implementing this
law.
Sec. 2 RCW 64.06.020 and 2011 c 200 s 4 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) In a transaction for the sale of improved residential real
property, the seller shall, unless the buyer has expressly waived the
right to receive the disclosure statement under RCW 64.06.010, or
unless the transfer is otherwise exempt under RCW 64.06.010, deliver to
the buyer a completed seller disclosure statement in the following
format and that contains, at a minimum, the following information:
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SELLER
Please complete the following form. Do not leave any spaces blank. If
the question clearly does not apply to the property write "NA." If the
answer is "yes" to any * items, please explain on attached sheets.
Please refer to the line number(s) of the question(s) when you provide
your explanation(s). For your protection you must date and sign each
page of this disclosure statement and each attachment. Delivery of the
disclosure statement must occur not later than five business days,
unless otherwise agreed, after mutual acceptance of a written contract
to purchase between a buyer and a seller.
| I. SELLER'S DISCLOSURES: | |||||||||
*If you answer "Yes" to a question with an asterisk (*), please explain your answer and attach documents, if available and not otherwise publicly recorded. If necessary, use an attached sheet. | |||||||||
1. TITLE | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | A. Do you have legal authority to sell the property? If no, please explain. | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *B. Is title to the property subject to any of the following? | ||||||
| (1) First right of refusal | |||||||||
| (2) Option | |||||||||
| (3) Lease or rental agreement | |||||||||
| (4) Life estate? | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *C. Are there any encroachments, boundary agreements, or boundary disputes? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *D. Is there a private road or easement agreement for access to the property? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *E. Are there any rights-of-way, easements, or access limitations that may affect the Buyer's use of the property? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *F. Are there any written agreements for joint maintenance of an easement or right-of-way? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *G. Is there any study, survey project, or notice that would adversely affect the property? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *H. Are there any pending or existing assessments against the property? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *I. Are there any zoning violations, nonconforming uses, or any unusual restrictions on the property that would affect future construction or remodeling? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *J. Is there a boundary survey for the property? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *K. Are there any covenants, conditions, or restrictions recorded against the property? | ||||||
2. WATER | |||||||||
| A. Household Water | |||||||||
| (1) The source of water for the
property is: [ ] Private or publicly owned water system [ ] Private well serving only the subject property . . . . . . *[ ] Other water system | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *If shared, are there any written agreements? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(2) Is there an easement (recorded or unrecorded) for access to and/or maintenance of the water source? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(3) Are there any problems or repairs needed? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (4) During your ownership, has the source provided an adequate year-round supply of potable water? If no, please explain. | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(5) Are there any water treatment systems for the property? If yes, are they [ ]Leased [ ]Owned | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(6) Are there any water rights for the property associated with its domestic water supply, such as a water right permit, certificate, or claim? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (a) If yes, has the water right permit, certificate, or claim been assigned, transferred, or changed? | ||||||
| *(b) If yes, has all or any portion of the water right not been used for five or more successive years? | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(7) Are there any defects in the operation of the water system (e.g. pipes, tank, pump, etc.)? | ||||||
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| B. Irrigation Water | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (1) Are there any irrigation water rights for the property, such as a water right permit, certificate, or claim? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(a) If yes, has all or any portion of the water right not been used for five or more successive years? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(b) If so, is the certificate available? (If yes, please attach a copy.) | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(c) If so, has the water right permit, certificate, or claim been assigned, transferred, or changed? | ||||||
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| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(2) Does the property receive irrigation water from a ditch company, irrigation district, or other entity? If so, please identify the entity that supplies water to the property: | ||||||
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| C. Outdoor Sprinkler System | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (1) Is there an outdoor sprinkler system for the property? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(2) If yes, are there any defects in the system? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(3) If yes, is the sprinkler system connected to irrigation water? | ||||||
3. SEWER/ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM | |||||||||
| A. The property is served by: [ ] Public sewer system, [ ] On-site sewage system (including pipes, tanks, drainfields, and all other component parts) [ ] Other disposal system, please describe: | |||||||||
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| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | B. If public sewer system service is available to the property, is the house connected to the sewer main? If no, please explain. | ||||||
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| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *C. Is the property subject to any sewage system fees or charges in addition to those covered in your regularly billed sewer or on-site sewage system maintenance service? | ||||||
| D. If the property is connected to an on-site sewage system: | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(1) Was a permit issued for its construction, and was it approved by the local health department or district following its construction? | ||||||
| (2) When was it last pumped ? | |||||||||
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| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(3) Are there any defects in the operation of the on-site sewage system? | ||||||
| [ ] Don't know | (4) When was it last inspected? | ||||||||
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| By whom: . . . . . . . . . . . . | |||||||||
| [ ] Don't know | (5) For how many bedrooms was the on-site sewage system approved? | ||||||||
| . . . . . . . . . . . . bedrooms | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | E. Are all plumbing fixtures, including laundry drain, connected to the sewer/on-site sewage system? If no, please explain: . . . . . . . . . . . . | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *F. Have there been any changes or repairs to the on-site sewage system? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | G. Is the on-site sewage system,
including the drainfield, located entirely
within the boundaries of the property?
If no, please explain. . . . . . . . . . . . . | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *H. Does the on-site sewage system
require monitoring and maintenance
services more frequently than once a
year? . . . . . . . . . . . . | ||||||
| NOTICE: IF THIS RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS BEING COMPLETED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN OCCUPIED, THE SELLER IS NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS LISTED IN ITEM 4. STRUCTURAL OR ITEM 5. SYSTEMS AND FIXTURES | |||||||||
4. STRUCTURAL | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *A. Has the roof leaked within the last five years? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *B. Has the basement flooded or leaked? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *C. Have there been any conversions, additions, or remodeling? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(1) If yes, were all building permits obtained? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(2) If yes, were all final inspections obtained? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | D. Do you know the age of the house? If yes, year of original construction: | ||||||
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| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *E. Has there been any settling, slippage, or sliding of the property or its improvements? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *F. Are there any defects with the following: (If yes, please check applicable items and explain.) | ||||||
□ Foundations | □ Decks | □ Exterior Walls | |||||||
| □ Chimneys | □ Interior Walls | □ Fire Alarm | |||||||
| □ Doors | □ Windows | □ Patio | |||||||
| □ Ceilings | □ Slab Floors | □ Driveways | |||||||
| □ Pools | □ Hot Tub | □ Sauna | |||||||
| □ Sidewalks | □ Outbuildings | □ Fireplaces | |||||||
| □ Garage Floors | □ Walkways | □ Siding | |||||||
| □ Other | □ Wood Stoves | ||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *G. Was a structural pest or "whole house" inspection done? If yes, when and by whom was the inspection completed? . . . . . . . . . . . . | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | H. During your ownership, has the property had any wood destroying organism or pest infestation? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | I. Is the attic insulated? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | J. Is the basement insulated? | ||||||
5. SYSTEMS AND FIXTURES | |||||||||
| *A. If any of the following systems or fixtures are included with the transfer, are there any defects? If yes, please explain. | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Electrical system, including wiring, switches, outlets, and service | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Plumbing system, including pipes, faucets, fixtures, and toilets | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Hot water tank | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Garbage disposal | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Appliances | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Sump pump | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Heating and cooling systems | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Security system [ ] Owned [ ] Leased | ||||||
| Other . . . . . . . . . . . . | |||||||||
| *B. If any of the following fixtures or property is included with the transfer, are they leased? (If yes, please attach copy of lease.) | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Security system . . . . . . | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Tanks (type): . . . . . . | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | Satellite dish . . . . . . Other: . . . . . . | ||||||
| *C. Are any of the following kinds of wood burning appliances present at the property? | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (1) Wood stove? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (2) Fireplace insert? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (3) Pellet stove? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (4) Fireplace? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | If yes, are all of the (1) wood stoves or (2) fireplace inserts certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as clean burning appliances to improve air quality and public health? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | D. Is the property located within a city, county, or district or within a department of natural resources fire protection zone that provides fire protection services? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | E. Is the property equipped with carbon
monoxide alarms? (Note: Pursuant to RCW 19.27.530, seller must equip the residence with carbon monoxide alarms as required by the state building code.) | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | F. Is the property equipped with smoke alarms? | ||||||
6. HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION/COMMON INTERESTS | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | A. Is there a Homeowners' Association? Name of Association and contact information for an officer, director, employee, or other authorized agent, if any, who may provide the association's financial statements, minutes, bylaws, fining policy, and other information that is not publicly available: | ||||||
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| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | B. Are there regular periodic assessments: | ||||||
| $. . . per [ ] Month [ ] Year [ ] Other . . . . . . . . . . . . | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *C. Are there any pending special assessments? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *D. Are there any shared "common areas" or any joint maintenance agreements (facilities such as walls, fences, landscaping, pools, tennis courts, walkways, or other areas co-owned in undivided interest with others)? | ||||||
7. ENVIRONMENTAL | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *A. Have there been any flooding, standing water, or drainage problems on the property that affect the property or access to the property? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *B. Does any part of the property contain fill dirt, waste, or other fill material? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *C. Is there any material damage to the property from fire, wind, floods, beach movements, earthquake, expansive soils, or landslides? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | D. Are there any shorelines, wetlands, floodplains, or critical areas on the property? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *E. Are there any substances, materials, or products in or on the property that may be environmental concerns, such as asbestos, formaldehyde, radon gas, lead-based paint, fuel or chemical storage tanks, or contaminated soil or water? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *F. Has the property been used for commercial or industrial purposes? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *G. Is there any soil or groundwater contamination? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *H. Are there transmission poles or other electrical utility equipment installed, maintained, or buried on the property that do not provide utility service to the structures on the property? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *I. Has the property been used as a legal or illegal dumping site? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *J. Has the property been used as an illegal drug manufacturing site? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *K. Are there any radio towers in the area that cause interference with cellular telephone reception? | ||||||
8. MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES | |||||||||
| If the property includes a manufactured or mobile home, | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *A. Did you make any alterations to the home? If yes, please describe the alterations: . . . . . . . . . . | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *B. Did any previous owner make any alterations to the home? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *C. If alterations were made, were permits or variances for these alterations obtained? | ||||||
9. FULL DISCLOSURE BY SELLERS | |||||||||
| A. Other conditions or defects: | |||||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *Are there any other existing material defects affecting the property that a prospective buyer should know about? | ||||||
| B. Verification: | |||||||||
| The foregoing answers and attached explanations (if any) are complete and correct to the best of my/our knowledge and I/we have received a copy hereof. I/we authorize all of my/our real estate licensees, if any, to deliver a copy of this disclosure statement to other real estate licensees and all prospective buyers of the property. | |||||||||
DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . | SELLER . . . . . . . . . . . . | SELLER . . . . . . . . . . . . | |||||||
| NOTICE TO THE BUYER | |||||||||
| INFORMATION REGARDING REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THIS NOTICE IS INTENDED ONLY TO INFORM YOU OF WHERE TO OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION AND IS NOT AN INDICATION OF THE PRESENCE OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS. | |||||||||
II. BUYER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT | |||||||||
| A. | Buyer hereby acknowledges that: Buyer has a duty to pay diligent attention to any material defects that are known to Buyer or can be known to Buyer by utilizing diligent attention and observation. | ||||||||
| B. | The disclosures set forth in this statement and in any amendments to this statement are made only by the Seller and not by any real estate licensee or other party. | ||||||||
| C. | Buyer acknowledges that, pursuant to RCW 64.06.050(2), real estate licensees are not liable for inaccurate information provided by Seller, except to the extent that real estate licensees know of such inaccurate information. | ||||||||
| D. | This information is for disclosure only and is not intended to be a part of the written agreement between the Buyer and Seller. | ||||||||
| E. | Buyer (which term includes all persons signing the "Buyer's acceptance" portion of this disclosure statement below) has received a copy of this Disclosure Statement (including attachments, if any) bearing Seller's signature. | ||||||||
Sec. 3 RCW 64.06.013 and 2010 c 64 s 3 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) In a transaction for the sale of commercial real estate, the
seller shall, unless the buyer has expressly waived the right to
receive the disclosure statement under RCW 64.06.010, or unless the
transfer is otherwise exempt under RCW 64.06.010, deliver to the buyer
a completed seller disclosure statement in the following format and
that contains, at a minimum, the following information:
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SELLER
Please complete the following form. Do not leave any spaces blank. If
the question clearly does not apply to the property write "NA." If the
answer is "yes" to any * items, please explain on attached sheets.
Please refer to the line number(s) of the question(s) when you provide
your explanation(s). For your protection you must date and sign each
page of this disclosure statement and each attachment. Delivery of the
disclosure statement must occur not later than five business days,
unless otherwise agreed, after mutual acceptance of a written contract
to purchase between a buyer and a seller.
I. SELLER'S DISCLOSURES: | ||||||
*If you answer "Yes" to a question with an asterisk (*), please explain your answer and attach documents, if available and not otherwise publicly recorded. If necessary, use an attached sheet. | ||||||
1. TITLE AND LEGAL | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | A. Do you have legal authority to sell the property? If no, please explain. | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *B. Is title to the property subject to any of the following? | |||
| (1) First right of refusal | ||||||
| (2) Option | ||||||
| (3) Lease or rental agreement | ||||||
| (4) Life estate? | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *C. Are there any encroachments, boundary agreements, or boundary disputes? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *D. Is there any leased parking? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *E. Is there a private road or easement agreement for access to the property? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *F. Are there any rights-of-way, easements, shared use agreements, or access limitations? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *G. Are there any written agreements for joint maintenance of an easement or right-of-way? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *H. Are there any zoning violations or nonconforming uses? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *I. Is there a survey for the property? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *J. Are there any legal actions pending or threatened that affect the property? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *K. Is the property in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act? | |||
2. WATER | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *Are there any water rights for the property, such as a water right permit, certificate, or claim? | |||
3. SEWER/ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *Is the property subject to any sewage system fees or charges in addition to those covered in your regularly billed sewer or on-site sewage system maintenance service? | |||
4. STRUCTURAL | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *A. Has the roof leaked within the last five years? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *B. Has any occupied subsurface flooded or leaked within the last five years? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *C. Have there been any conversions, additions, or remodeling? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(1) If yes, were all building permits obtained? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *(2) If yes, were all final inspections obtained? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *D. Has there been any settling, slippage, or sliding of the property or its improvements? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *E. Are there any defects with the following: (If yes, please check applicable items and explain.) | |||
□ Foundations | □ Slab Floors | |||||
| □ Doors | □ Outbuildings | |||||
| □ Ceilings | □ Exterior Walls | |||||
| □ Sidewalks | □ Siding | |||||
| □ Other | ||||||
| □ Interior Walls | ||||||
| □ Windows | ||||||
5. SYSTEMS AND FIXTURES | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | * Are there any defects in the following systems? If yes, please explain. | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (1) Electrical system | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (2) Plumbing system | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (3) Heating and cooling systems | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (4) Fire and security system | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | (5) Carbon monoxide alarms | |||
6. ENVIRONMENTAL | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *A. Have there been any flooding, standing water, or drainage problems on the property that affect the property or access to the property? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *B. Is there any material damage to the property from fire, wind, floods, beach movements, earthquake, expansive soils, or landslides? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *C. Are there any shorelines, wetlands, floodplains, or critical areas on the property? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *D. Are there any substances, materials, or products in or on the property that may be environmental concerns, such as asbestos, formaldehyde, radon gas, lead-based paint, fuel or chemical storage tanks, or contaminated soil or water? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *E. Is there any soil or groundwater contamination? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *F. Has the property been used as a legal or illegal dumping site? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *G. Has the property been used as an illegal drug manufacturing site? | |||
7. FULL DISCLOSURE BY SELLERS | ||||||
| A. Other conditions or defects: | ||||||
| [ ] Yes | [ ] No | [ ] Don't know | *Are there any other existing material defects affecting the property that a prospective buyer should know about? | |||
| B. Verification: | ||||||
| The foregoing answers and attached explanations (if any) are complete and correct to the best of my/our knowledge and I/we have received a copy hereof. I/we authorize all of my/our real estate licensees, if any, to deliver a copy of this disclosure statement to other real estate licensees and all prospective buyers of the property. | ||||||
DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . | SELLER . . . . . . . . . . . . | SELLER . . . . . . . . . . . . | ||||
| NOTICE TO BUYER | ||||||
| INFORMATION REGARDING REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THIS NOTICE IS INTENDED ONLY TO INFORM YOU OF WHERE TO OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION AND IS NOT AN INDICATION OF THE PRESENCE OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS. | ||||||
II. BUYER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT | ||||||
| A. | Buyer hereby acknowledges that: Buyer has a duty to pay diligent attention to any material defects that are known to Buyer or can be known to Buyer by utilizing diligent attention and observation. | |||||
| B. | The disclosures set forth in this statement and in any amendments to this statement are made only by the Seller and not by any real estate licensee or other party. | |||||
| C. | Buyer acknowledges that, pursuant to RCW 64.06.050(2), real estate licensees are not liable for inaccurate information provided by Seller, except to the extent that real estate licensees know of such inaccurate information. | |||||
| D. | This information is for disclosure only and is not intended to be a part of the written agreement between the Buyer and Seller. | |||||
| E. | Buyer (which term includes all persons signing the "Buyer's acceptance" portion of this disclosure statement below) has received a copy of this Disclosure Statement (including attachments, if any) bearing Seller's signature. | |||||
Sec. 4 RCW 19.27.530 and 2009 c 313 s 2 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) By July 1, 2010, the building code council shall adopt rules
requiring that all buildings classified as residential occupancies, as
defined in the state building code in chapter 51-54 WAC, but excluding
owner-occupied single-family residences legally occupied before July
26, 2009, be equipped with carbon monoxide alarms.
(2)(a) The building code council may phase in the carbon monoxide
alarm requirements on a schedule that it determines reasonable,
provided that the rules require that by January 1, 2011, all newly
constructed buildings classified as residential occupancies will be
equipped with carbon monoxide alarms, and all other buildings
classified as residential occupancies will be equipped with carbon
monoxide alarms by January 1, 2013.
(b) Owner-occupied single-family residences legally occupied before
July 26, 2009, are exempt from the requirements of this subsection (2).
However, for any owner-occupied single-family residence that is sold on
or after July 26, 2009, the seller must equip the residence with carbon
monoxide alarms in accordance with the requirements of the state
building code before the buyer or any other person may legally occupy
the residence following such sale.
(3) The building code council may exempt categories of buildings
classified as residential occupancies if it determines that requiring
carbon monoxide alarms are unnecessary to protect the health and
welfare of the occupants.
(4) The rules adopted by the building code council under this
section must (a) consider applicable nationally accepted standards and
(b) require that the maintenance of a carbon monoxide alarm in a
building where a tenancy exists, including the replacement of
batteries, is the responsibility of the tenant, who shall maintain the
alarm as specified by the manufacturer.
(5) Real estate brokers licensed under chapter 18.85 RCW shall not
be liable in any civil, administrative, or other proceeding for the
failure of any seller or other property owner to comply with the
requirements of this section or rules adopted by the building code
council.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5 Sections 2 and 3 of this act only apply to
real estate transactions for which a purchase and sale agreement is
entered into after the effective date of this section.