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We have a property purchased early this year thats being renovated into a commercial space. Due to many supply chain issues its taking longer than anticipated.
Last week I was contacted by an individual from the historic district in which the property is located. They expect that we will be participating in some kind of holiday house tour. Apparently all properties on the street are involved and we are being asked to decorate in a very specific fashion/allow individuals to tour the space.
Its not safe for people to walk through our space as its in active renovation status. I said as much and the historic district rep was extremely upset that we are refusing to participate (additional question...why are they even doing tours this year?) There's nothing in the contract or disclosures that this was something that was expected. I said as much to the rep who replied "its part of having property on this street and just something everyone knows."
I have no desire to create ill will in advance of opening a business in this community but im not legally obligated to allow this, am I? I've never been forced to participate in an activity like this and we have owned property in many historic areas
We used to have mandatory tours here for homes on the Historic Register/District, but only if they were given an improvement grant. It was part of the deal of getting tax dollars to improve a property.
Maybe you can just agree to decorate the exterior to blend in with the other homes?
Of course you have no legal obligation to allow public tours of your historic building. Don't they realize that there's a pandemic going on? I wouldn't allow a number of strangers to walk through my house for that reason alone. Decorate the outside of the house and note that you'll be happy to open your place to tours once the renovation is completed.
We have a property purchased early this year thats being renovated into a commercial space. Due to many supply chain issues its taking longer than anticipated.
Last week I was contacted by an individual from the historic district in which the property is located. They expect that we will be participating in some kind of holiday house tour. Apparently all properties on the street are involved and we are being asked to decorate in a very specific fashion/allow individuals to tour the space.
Its not safe for people to walk through our space as its in active renovation status. I said as much and the historic district rep was extremely upset that we are refusing to participate (additional question...why are they even doing tours this year?) There's nothing in the contract or disclosures that this was something that was expected. I said as much to the rep who replied "its part of having property on this street and just something everyone knows."
I have no desire to create ill will in advance of opening a business in this community but im not legally obligated to allow this, am I? I've never been forced to participate in an activity like this and we have owned property in many historic areas
I agree that to "spread cheer" you should probably decorate your yard appropriately and reach out to the commission who handles the tours. Start educating yourself for the upcoming years to see if it's something you're going to be willing to participate in each year. This would have been a fact that would have been nice to know before purchasing the home but your agent may have not been familiar with that tradition.
Put a sign in the yard that you're under historic renovations and closed to the public this year but look forward to opening your home next year, something like that. But please go have a meeting with whomever holds these tours (city, historical society, etc) and get to know them and their desires along with expressing your own desires.
Put a sign in the yard that you're under historic renovations and closed to the public this year but look forward to opening your home next year, something like that. But please go have a meeting with whomever holds these tours (city, historical society, etc) and get to know them and their desires along with expressing your own desires.
"Pound sand. This is a construction site, and it is not available to the public. There's no insurance company on earth that would cover damages should someone get injured due to us allowing them access to an active construction site."
A tour in a pandemic of a construction zone? Hitting the holiday eggnog a bit early and hard? My answer would flat out be no. There is no way your insurance company would over this. No way at all. This just SCREAMS liability.
Most historic tour coordinators take out a few million in accident insurance for the homeowners in the tour to cover any incidents including theft- but of course- there is also a pandemic right now...
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