Bay Area: New Earthquake Disclosure for Home Sales

[ictvuser]

For the first time, Peninsula area homeowners wanting to sell their homes will have to disclose if they live in a neighborhood considered most hazardous in an earthquake (e.g., liquefaction or landslides).

Before I think you just had to disclose if the house was near a fault zone.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...a/15778113.htm

For the recent maps circa 2002, check the following:

http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/shzp/

[N_Jay]

Originally posted by ictvuser
For the first time, Peninsula area homeowners wanting to sell their homes will have to disclose if they live in a neighborhood considered most hazardous in an earthquake (e.g., liquefaction or landslides).

Before I think you just had to disclose if the house was near a fault zone.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...a/15778113.htm

For the recent maps circa 2002, check the following:

http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/shzp/

More stupid California laws.

[ramirami]

Originally posted by N_Jay


More stupid California laws.

pretty similar to flood laws is'nt it...

[N_Jay]

Originally posted by ramirami


pretty similar to flood laws is'nt it...

To some extent, but an area can be in a flood plane and you might not know it.

However; I think if you are buying a run down shack in the Bay area for something over $1M, do you really need an "earthquake zone" disclosure!

[ictvuser]

Originally posted by N_Jay


To some extent, but an area can be in a flood plane and you might not know it.

However; I think if you are buying a run down shack in the Bay area for something over $1M, do you really need an "earthquake zone" disclosure!

It is different from being in a flood zone because the new disclosure takes into consideration the type of land the homes are built on.

For example, based on the maps, my house is fine but a long row of houses a couple of blocks away is zone'd green for risk of liquefaction. It looks like there is or was a large stream that is now underground. But you cannot tell the difference from the outside since everything is built over. If the home is built on a hill, the maps factors in how prone the area is to land slides based on the type of ground and historical data for land slides.

There is one city around here that is entirely built on a landfill.

[ramirami]

Originally posted by ictvuser


It is different from being in a flood zone because the new disclosure takes into consideration the type of land the homes are built on.

For example, based on the maps, my house is fine but a long row of houses a couple of blocks away is zone'd green for risk of liquefaction. It looks like there is or was a large stream that is now underground. But you cannot tell the difference from the outside since everything is built over.

that makes the existance this law more meaningful

[5Gs]

Originally posted by ramirami



that makes the existance this law more meaningful

yep, this law makes sense, although the buyer should already have looked up everything before buying anyway.

[ramirami]

Originally posted by 5Gs


yep, this law makes sense, although the buyer should already have looked up everything before buying anyway.

yup..bet then buyers should also know that Mcdonalds coffee is hot...

[5Gs]

Originally posted by ramirami


yup..bet then buyers should also know that Mcdonalds coffee is hot...

yeah I remember that lawsuit, and that woman won...$2.9 million?!?

[jcantanixon]

Originally posted by 5Gs


yep, this law makes sense, although the buyer should already have looked up everything before buying anyway.

This is where the real estate industry falls short. IMHO - Your realtor should be discovering these facts and letting you know about them...but of course, if you don't buy the house, they don't get the commission.

[Mystique]

Originally posted by ictvuser


It is different from being in a flood zone because the new disclosure takes into consideration the type of land the homes are built on.

For example, based on the maps, my house is fine but a long row of houses a couple of blocks away is zone'd green for risk of liquefaction. It looks like there is or was a large stream that is now underground. But you cannot tell the difference from the outside since everything is built over. If the home is built on a hill, the maps factors in how prone the area is to land slides based on the type of ground and historical data for land slides.

There is one city around here that is entirely built on a landfill.

Wow!
An entire city built on a landfill?
What city is this if I may ask?

[ictvuser]

Originally posted by Mystique


Wow!
An entire city built on a landfill?
What city is this if I may ask?

Foster City. It was what they called an engineered designed landfill on marshland that was done back around 1960.

[ramirami]

Originally posted by ictvuser


Foster City. It was what they called an engineered designed landfill on marshland that was done back around 1960.

thats where my sister lives :-)

[BubbleSparkxx]

Originally posted by ictvuser


Foster City. It was what they called an engineered designed landfill on marshland that was done back around 1960.

wow - i did not know that. thats why housing seems to be a bit more reasonable there.

[5Gs]

and if I remember correctly, a big portion of san francisco's waterfront is built on landfill.