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Board asks staff to research requiring rental-code disclosure at sale after bedroom safety dispute
Summary
After a recent case in which a room listed by the city assessor was judged unsafe as a bedroom by inspectors, the board asked staff to explore options — including requiring disclosure at property sale — and to increase outreach to assessors, realtors and buyers.
The Ames Property Maintenance Appeals Board voted to ask staff to research options to reduce buyer confusion after a recent case in which a room shown on the assessor—s public record was not approved as a bedroom by code inspectors.
Sarah (staff member) told the board about a property that had been listed and sold with what the assessor—s record showed as an additional bedroom; inspectors found the space did not meet minimum code safety standards for a bedroom, including a minimum…
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