Did Hurricane Irene invalidate your NYS Property Condition Disclosure Statement?



New York residential real estate sellers, agents, brokers, and attorneys may need to follow-up with their clients due to Hurricane Irene.  She may have invalidated your NYS Property Condition Disclosure Statement, which could affect your property resales/sales.



Waterfront property or
flooded driveway?



The NYS Property Condition Disclosure Act requires the seller of residential real property to present a signed statement of known conditions and information concerning the property to the seller. Your building inspectors may have inspected a dry site, not after a hurricane.

Specifically, line items: 10, 11, 20, 28, 30 thru 47 with respect to flooding, damages, and other conditions. Failure to disclose updated conditions could affect your sales. Please consult counsel as needed.

Hudson River Architecture, PLLC performs residential property condition inspections and updates in the Hudson River area.

Irene - The Aftermath: What to do.

Hudson River Architecture, PLLC just called to a neighbors house to consult about a flooded basement.

We called the Peekskill Police Dept landline [914-737-8000], not 911! to inquire if the Peekskill Fire Dept [914-788-1832], pump basements; they do.  A PFD engineer arrived in minutes to determine the extent of flooding

They have a backlog of calls with some people with 8 feet of water in their basements.

Call your insurance company with policy number and take photos with a high water line. Insurance company will call adjuster to make a site visit. 

My client's water heater and boiler were underwater.  The water heater will probably need to be replaced.  The boiler's electric controls and maybe the burner will need to be replaced.  The water heater should be installed abover the high water mark next time.

Do what is necessary to protect your life and property, just don't endanger yourself doing it.