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December 13, 2007
Illegal Electrical Outlet
If a coop that you are purchasing has an illegal electric outlet (in violation of contract), what is an appropriate amount to request as a credit to compensate the buyer at closing.
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A billion dollars...
No seriously, an illegal electrical outlet? Common, close the deal.
Posted by: guest at December 13, 2007 12:29 PM
what exactly is an illegal outlet?
Posted by: Johnny at December 13, 2007 12:59 PM
It's made out of gasoline
Posted by: guest at December 13, 2007 1:26 PM
You haven't said what's illegal about it. Is it a regular outlet that shoudl be a GFI? On a circuit with other outlets when it should be a dedicated line?
You should seek a concession in the amount it will cost you to correct the problem, but don't expect to get the whole amount.
Posted by: slopefarm at December 13, 2007 1:30 PM
It's a electrical outlet that should be GFI.
Posted by: cortnyc at December 13, 2007 3:25 PM
Is this something your inspector picked up and you put in the contract that it had to be repaired before closing?
If yes, then maybe $100-$200 if that. If not, let it go.
Posted by: zeebee_in_bklyn at December 13, 2007 3:33 PM
$6. The value of a shiny new receptacle.
Posted by: Bklyn Fire Alarm Guy at December 13, 2007 5:04 PM
Best you let sleeping dogs lie.
Posted by: Rick at December 13, 2007 6:08 PM
For fuck's sake, you're going to pay about half a million bucks in taxes, sweetie--a GFCI outlet costs 30 bucks. Drop it.
Posted by: Rehab at December 13, 2007 11:01 PM
"you're going to pay about half a million bucks in taxes"
Really? Where? How?
Posted by: guest at December 14, 2007 12:40 AM
Guess it's a buyer's market! Is this a serious question? $20 and 10 mins to fix
Posted by: cmu at December 14, 2007 4:23 PM
I think it's a legitimate question. A lot of people don't feel comfortable doing even basic electrical work, and I can tell you that an electrician won't even look at a small problem unless the cost is worth his while. I would definitely bring it up at closing (get a rough estimate if you can) and settle for half the cost. After all, you can't know before you sign a contract if everything is up to code.
BTW, as for the "let it go" faction...we ignored a disconnected radiator when we closed on our place. Turns out it will be at least a $500 job to install it correctly. Our bad...
Posted by: guest at December 15, 2007 1:00 PM
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