Real Estate Fire Disclosures and Defensible Space Updates
Updates on fire hardening, defensible space disclosure, and addendum requirements in real estate transactions. Includes revisions to disclosure questions, defensible space decision tree, and wildfire disaster advisory. Resources for maximizing member legal services are also highlighted.
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FIRE DISCLOSURES UPDATE Jana L. Gardner, Senior Counsel, C.A.R. July 28th, 2022
Fire Hardening and Defensible Space Disclosure and Addendum Removed advisory language to WFDA Lists requirements for paragraph 2 and 3 Fire Hardening questions reformatted to follow SPQ/TDS format
Fire Hardening and Defensible Space Disclosure and Addendum 3A. The first question 3B. A disclosure of known status 3C. Agreement. 3 buyer options and 3 seller options Default to buyer to comply after COE If local, buyer unless local law requires seller to comply Auto-fill from DSDT but only if in zipCommunity #4 if inspection report obtained whether or not in seller possession
Defensible Space Decision Tree Bundled with FHDS Can auto-fill FHDS, but only if using zipCommunity (Share tool) in zF https://www.car.org/en/riskmanagement/live
Defensible Space Decision Tree
Wildfire Disaster Advisory (WFDA) Advisory language added from former FHDS form Seller may choose to use FHDS even if not required.
Making the Most of Member Legal Services Legal Hotline Broker Line (213) 739-8350 Car.org -> Transaction Center -> Risk Management Legal Live Webinars All Legal Content Organized by Topic Legal Q&As Quick Guides Legal Matters Podcast
