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I wouldnt have even thought of this when I bougt my home. (if it had oil). Its like selling a car and telling the buyer you want $62 for the gas in the tank.
Ever notice how when you buy a new car the dealer puts about three gallons in the tank?
Sometimes the gauge on my Oil tank shows 3 quarter tank after a fillup. They are not very accurate. To be fair to the buyer since they have to pay for the remaining oil get a reading from the Oil company unless you are willing to give the buyer a discount.
You do realize a tank cannot be made "completely" full right?
There has to be room for expansion so you should never see the tank completely full like the gauge on your vehicle gasoline tank shows after you fill it up.
But this does seem anegregious fee. I mean how is the oil utility going to measure it differently than looking at the gauge......for $70??
I have a non digital gauge.
Why bother with the reading and the reimbursement then? Are you going to measure the amount of water in your hot water heater so you can get reimbursed for what was heated before the sale that you are leaving behind?
Surprisingly enough, our sellers never charged us for the oil in the tank. It was a little less than 1/2 full. It made me feel better after he removed all the window treatments including hardware, which was listed in the contract to remain in the house.
All my seller left me was 6 inches of sluge that I paid $100 for at closing, we ran out of oil the first night as the sluge was unuseable. We ran the next 3 weeks on 5 gal cans of diesel fuel then converted to gas.
I was shocked at the amount if sluge when the tank was cut to remove it, it had been in place since the early 50's so I guess it could be expected
Ever notice how when you buy a new car the dealer puts about three gallons in the tank?
The last few cars that I've bought have had "Full Tank of Gas" listed in the standard equipment and that's what I received at pickup. If you don't, then you're buying from the wrong dealer.
The last few cars that I've bought have had "Full Tank of Gas" listed in the standard equipment and that's what I received at pickup. If you don't, then you're buying from the wrong dealer.
Yup and others do it out of courtesy. Just like including floor mats and cargo net usually. Who doesn't include a tank of gas? I'd hate to see how their service dept. treats you.
This oil credit is pretty common - it was a point on the contract when we bought & sold.
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