On Mon, 16 May 2011 13:41:47 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 16 May 2011 15:28:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 16 May 2011 09:13:37 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>> >On Mon, 16 May 2011 10:21:33 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Up here, I believe houses that are being sold must have stoves.
>> >> Or is that just for rentals? I don't know.
>> >
>> >It makes sense for rentals. Owners can live how they want and when
>> >they sell either they sell with a complete kitchen or open up a
>> >negotiating point big enough to drive a truck through... especially in
>> >this economy.
>>
>> Items required to be present for a CO can't be negotiated during a
>> sale... in every municipality I know of a residence must have an
>> functioning stove and sink in the kitchen... some don't require a
>> fridge.
>
>You're talking about rentals? In my part of the country, the entire
>house can be a nonfunctional wreck but it can be sold anyway.

No it cannot be sold, the municipality would condemn that property.
It can be sold and go to contract but title can't be transfered... it
would need to be sold as vacant land, rezoned and reassessed for tax
purposes... the municipality would insist that the uninhabital
structure be removed for safety reasons, or apply for permits to bring
it back to code before title is transfered. Trashed houses are sold
all time but with contingencies, they first need to be brought back to
code within a certain period of time, or removed from the property.
Often people die and when the heirs go to sell it it's found to be in
such disrepair that it cannot be rehabed, it needs to be demolished
and removed... what do you think happens when a house burns down... if
the owner hasn't the funds to clean the property and/or rebuild the
town siezes the property, takes bids to remove the rubble, and the
property is auctioned, a very common occurance... there are realtors
that specialize in the area of condemned properties and/or non payment
of taxes. I follow their web site listings. There are hundreds of
properties in every county in the US that are auctioned periodically,
one can subscribe to receive the listings, I do.
http://www.nysauctionsbids.com/