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How does one prove they're not married?

"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On 4 Mar 2005 06:52:04 -0800, wrote:

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and state laws. Strange, I had to "prove" that I was not married
before I could buy (I guess that prevents buying a house behind your
spouse's back.)

In article et, "Airkings" wrote:

How does one prove they're not married?

In the United States, at least, producing a copy of last year's income tax
return, showing 'single' filing status, ought to be sufficient.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

I still believe in getting major sytems inspected by pro's in their fields,
and you run around and look at the paint and the wall paper.

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Bob Pietrangelo


www.comfort-solution.biz
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"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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In article , John Willis
wrote:

It is just as much of a crapshoot to hire an inspector as all you are
getting is what that inspector's expert advice can offer, and that is
making a lot of assumptions about the actual state of expertise!:~)

Yes and no... there are certification programs, and some states have
licensing
requirements that hopefully ensure some minimal degree of competence. IMO
you
can improve your odds by looking for someone who has the letters PE
(Professional Engineer) after his name in the phone book.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

To cover your behind legally, I would take it upon yourself to get a heater
certification done. It is usually a requirement in most townships for
occupancy. Also termite, and radon. The Mortgager will require it, I am
sure.

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Bob Pietrangelo


www.comfort-solution.biz
On Time or Your Service Call is FREE
Preventive Maintenance Specialist




wrote in message
ups.com...
just had an offer on my house which is acceptable for what we were
asking. the house is about 40 years old and we have always kept up with
it - ie: if there was a problem we fixed it right away. the potential
buyer did not request an inspection - whats up with this?
other offers - which we refused had a clause in the offer - subject to
inspection.

"Bob Pietrangelo" wrote in message ...
To cover your behind legally, I would take it upon yourself to get a heater
certification done. It is usually a requirement in most townships for
occupancy. Also termite, and radon. The Mortgager will require it, I am
sure.

--
Bob Pietrangelo


www.comfort-solution.biz
On Time or Your Service Call is FREE
Preventive Maintenance Specialist




wrote in message
ups.com...
just had an offer on my house which is acceptable for what we were
asking. the house is about 40 years old and we have always kept up with
it - ie: if there was a problem we fixed it right away. the potential
buyer did not request an inspection - whats up with this?
other offers - which we refused had a clause in the offer - subject to
inspection.


i have given it to my laywer. about 6 months ago i had a qualified
registered home inspector go through my home as per my home insurance
renewal. i have his inspection in writing and whatever he noted i
repaired. there are no major issues that i am aware of. i am not the
type to rip any one off. if i knew there was a problem i would either
fix it or let the potential buyer aware of it and adjust the asking
price accordingly. the buyer was preapproved for the purchase and
looked it over several times, once with an independant contractor.

isn't a gfci outlet enough ? I never heard of them having to be on separate
wires / circuits


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Be cool,
Longshot

How does one prove they're not married?

In the United States, at least, producing a copy of last year's income tax
return, showing 'single' filing status, ought to be sufficient.

so i go down and get a blank 10-40 form, fill it out with all my info and
some numbers, check the single box, copy it, copy it again so it looks more
'official', and voila....

im sure theres a better way.

randy

"SQLit" wrote in message
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He probably wanted a separate GFCI in each bathroom, each fed by its
own branch circuit and breaker. Daisy-chaining one bathroom to the
other would not fulfill that goal. I don't have the code cite handy,
but I believe that was code even before 1999.


1999 just says that it the bathrooms have to be on their own circuit. They
are.
The newer code requires each bathroom on its own circuit. You can not
inforce new codes on older properties unless they are being remodeled. He
did not ask for arc faults in the bedrooms, now required.

What was your finding about the GFCI issue?

%mod%




fyi, if a house sits vacant for a year or more it can lose all grandfathered
codes. it somehow falls into an abandonment status. probably only a local
thing (Indiana).

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He probably wanted a separate GFCI in each bathroom, each fed by its
own branch circuit and breaker. Daisy-chaining one bathroom to the
other would not fulfill that goal. I don't have the code cite handy,
but I believe that was code even before 1999.


1999 just says that it the bathrooms have to be on their own circuit. They
are.
The newer code requires each bathroom on its own circuit. You can not
inforce new codes on older properties unless they are being remodeled. He
did not ask for arc faults in the bedrooms, now required.

What was your finding about the GFCI issue?

%mod%

On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 00:41:24 -0500, "Bob Pietrangelo"
scribbled this interesting note:

I still believe in getting major sytems inspected by pro's in their fields,
and you run around and look at the paint and the wall paper.

And don't forget poking the moron meter into all the plugs!


--
John Willis
(Remove the Primes before e-mailing me)

longshot wrote:
"SQLit" wrote in message
news:FckWd.155039$0u.80072@fed1read04...

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He probably wanted a separate GFCI in each bathroom, each fed by its
own branch circuit and breaker. Daisy-chaining one bathroom to the
other would not fulfill that goal. I don't have the code cite handy,
but I believe that was code even before 1999.


1999 just says that it the bathrooms have to be on their own circuit. They
are.
The newer code requires each bathroom on its own circuit. You can not
inforce new codes on older properties unless they are being remodeled. He
did not ask for arc faults in the bedrooms, now required.


What was your finding about the GFCI issue?

%mod%




fyi, if a house sits vacant for a year or more it can lose all grandfathered
codes. it somehow falls into an abandonment status. probably only a local
thing (Indiana).


You are right, it is certainly local. About like
the fencing law in Texas ( becomes yours if not
disputed after a period of years. Try that it
most places and you would be shot. Grandfather
status in some places seldom changes before a
sale, and often not after a sale as long as the
property continues as is.

On 4 Mar 2005 06:52:04 -0800, wrote:

just had an offer on my house which is acceptable for what we were
asking. the house is about 40 years old and we have always kept up with
it - ie: if there was a problem we fixed it right away. the potential
buyer did not request an inspection - whats up with this?
other offers - which we refused had a clause in the offer - subject to
inspection.

Maybe they don't care. Maybe they're bulldozing it. Maybe they
forgot. Maybe their agent knew you'd rejected offers with inspection
clauses. How should we know what someone else's reason for doing
something is? Ask them.

Jeff

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 11:03:02 -0500, "John Harlow"
wrote:

Maybe the buyer is knowledgeable enough to do it himself. I didn't
get one on my last home purchase

No inspection clause means no recourse, whether you do it or hire someone
else to do it.

First of all, it doesn't mean that at all. It simply means that the
contract is not dependent on the buyer accepting an inspection report.
Locally, many sales do not have an inspection clause. The market is
so hot that sellers reject these clauses outright.

Jeff