Austin Energy Conservation
Audits
(ECAD)
Looking forward to June 1, 2009?
That’s when the City of Austin and Austin Energy - Energy Conservation
Audit and Disclosure Ordinance takes effect, requiring sellers
of single-family homes 10 years or older to obtain energy conservation
audits.
Having your ECAD audit completed before you sell your home or before
you list with a professional real estate agent may help you identify possible
areas needing improvement, prevent last minute deal breaking negotiations
and may add additional to value to your home by revealing hidden problems
You are required to have the ECAD audit,
if your home fits these:
• A single-family home has from one to four dwelling units
that are within the Austin city limits and are serviced by Austin Energy
• If the home is 10 years old or older, the owner needs to have an energy
audit before selling it
• The owner needs to give prospective buyers a copy of the energy audit
before the time of sale
• The owner needs to provide a copy of the energy audit to Austin Energy
no later than 30 days after the audit is complete
You may be Exempt if:
• The single-family home was constructed fewer than 10 years before the
time of sale
• Owners of the home participated in the Austin Energy Home Performance
with ENERGY STAR® offering or an equivalent Austin Energy offering fewer
than 10 years before the time of sale and either performed at least three
energy efficiency measures or received a rebate of $500 or more
• Owners of the home participated in the Austin Energy Free Weatherization
offering or an equivalent Austin Energy offering fewer than 10 years before
the time of sale
• The purchaser of the home qualifies for and has signed an agreement
with Austin Energy to participate in the Free Weatherization offering
or an equivalent Austin Energy offering no later than six months after
the sale
• The home is manufactured housing built on a permanent chassis and designed
to be used without a permanent foundation
The ECAD ordinance does not apply to
transfers of real residential property due to the following:
• Through a foreclosure sale, trustee's sale, or a deed in lieu of foreclosure
• Through a pre-foreclosure sale, where the seller has reached an agreement
with the mortgage holder to sell the property for an amount less than
the amount owed on the mortgage
• Through the exercise of or threat of eminent domain
• From one family member to another family member without consideration
• Under a court order or probate proceedings
• Under a decree of legal separation or dissolution of marriage or property
settlement agreement incidental to such a decree
Contact us at HomeInspections1st@yahoo.com
or 512-785-6856 to
Have our Austin Energy
Conservation Audit Associate schedule your audit today
Note: Some services such as Energy Audit
and Termite inspections are arranged by 1st Choice Home Inspections as
a convenience to the client and performed by 3rd party inspection firms
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