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I understand your fustration - I lost $20,000 in my sale. But as you can see square footage is somewhat up to interpretation. If you feel the agents truely did not act in a professional, or competant manor then contact the agents and see if there is something you can work out - or if that doesn't work contact the listing and selling brokers and see if they will negotiate a settlement. Most agents and brokers do care about their reputations. If that doesn't work file a Better Business Bureau complaint. The realtor board and the state real estate board my also get some action.
Good Luck.
Thank you, probably I will file a complaint with the State Realtor Board. I consider that my agent didn't do a proper and ethical job , now when I am trying to sell the house I have found several red flags with the way the purchase was handled and I thought she was doing all the due diligence. She was clearly aware about my lack of knowledge in the local real estate market.
We added a 4 stall garage last year, with an unfinished attic space above it; used for storage. When I received my tax assessment, the area above the garage is included in the "Net Liveable Area". Should I have to pay taxes on an unfinished area and/or should this area be included in my assessment?
Local and state assessor laws vary but, routinely, a room above the garage is not counted as gross living area. If it is unfinished as stated in the post above, it most definitely is not counted as living area.
Check online for the assessor website for your municipality. There should be a form and instruction on how to appeal and have this area removed from your tax record. Have a couple of good digital pictures handy -- you may need to send those in with your paperwork.
I understand your fustration - I lost $20,000 in my sale. But as you can see square footage is somewhat up to interpretation. If you feel the agents truely did not act in a professional, or competant manor then contact the agents and see if there is something you can work out - or if that doesn't work contact the listing and selling brokers and see if they will negotiate a settlement. Most agents and brokers do care about their reputations. If that doesn't work file a Better Business Bureau complaint. The realtor board and the state real estate board my also get some action.
Good Luck.
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Originally Posted by carlota01
Thank you, probably I will file a complaint with the State Realtor Board. I consider that my agent didn't do a proper and ethical job , now when I am trying to sell the house I have found several red flags with the way the purchase was handled and I thought she was doing all the due diligence. She was clearly aware about my lack of knowledge in the local real estate market.
Wow, you think this is really a state board issue? Agents/brokers state the source of their information. That's why almost every MLS has a standard disclaimer that the information should be verified by the buyer or seller. If you have a real issue with the agent using the public data (most agents use public tax records), sue the state or county for having the tax records wrong.
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So, you were too cheap to have an appraisal done?
My sympathies lie elsewhere.
Totally agree, Dave. In fact, you don't need an appraisal. If a buyer or seller is concerned about the GLA of a property, hire an appraiser to measure the subject property and provide an estimation of the GLA.
As for agents measuring properties, I know a ton of agents and I don't believe one of them even has the equipment (not to mention the knowledge of the AMS or ANSI standards) necessary to measure a property correctly. That's why they hire an appraiser to measure a property when there is a question about the GLA (square footage).
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