by Sean Hess (www.SeanHess.com), Broker and Manager for St. Augustine Team Realty (www.StAugustineTeamRealty.com). Follow us on Facebook.
I got an e-mail chain letter last week that basically said some new law would require you to completely retrofit your home for energy efficiency before you sold it. As with most e-mail chain letters, it was complete and utter horsesh*t. I’ll quote directly from an article by Erica Christoffer and Robert Freedman in this month’s Realtor magazine:
“[This] e-mail chain is spreading misinformation about pending legislation, National Association of Realtors says. It claims that the energy bill that’s working its way through Congress would require home sellers to obtain an energy audit or make energy retrofits before they can sell their home. In reality, the bill includes a provision that requires new construction to be energy-labeled but prohibits states from requiring new ratings when the house is resold.”