Austin Energy Conservation Audit
August 6th, 2009 Categories: Austin Area News and Events
Hello Readers,
The City of Austin is now requiring that homes must get an energy audit before being sold.
There are a few exemptions such as the following:
1) Home is less than 10 years old
2) Home with at least three energy effciency improvements or $500 in rebates in the past 10 years*
3) Homes that recieved energy effiecency impropvements in the last 10 years**
4) Condominiums or owner-occupied townhomes
5) Mobile Homes
6) Titles being transferred by owner
Some variances may be grabted if there is a permit application to demolish or substantially remodel a a home filed within six months of the sale.
*Through Austin Energy residential energy-efficency programs
**Through Austin Energy Free Home Improvement programs
Questions about Austin Energy Audits or Green Housing?
Please feel free to contact Jeremy K. Frost & The Steele Action Team 512-636-2746 or [email protected]
Looks like some of the exceptions got cut out. If the title is transferred under foreclosure or a pre-foreclosure sale or short sale where the debt holder permits a sale for less than is owed on the mortgage. If you want to learn more about the ECAD ordinance visit http://www.austinauditors.com. (hope that link works b/c it’s in xhtml – if not website is http://www.austinauditors.com) and click the “ordinance” tab. Also click the “get informed” tab to learn more about energy efficiency around the home.
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