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Article: Council backs away from mandated home inspections in Daly City
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- September 29, 2009
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DALY CITY -- The City Council has dropped a proposal to require a
property inspection before a home sale after about 300 residents
rallied against it.
The opposition, led by the San Francisco Association of Realtors,
targeted the Residential Resale Inspection Program, among the
possible measures proposed by the city to combat illegal room
additions.
"We need to look at ideas, but the ideas won't include a
residential resale program," Mayor Sal Torres said Tuesday. "In my
opinion, it's completely out."
During the council meeting Monday night, Realtors, property
owners and residents packed City Hall to protest the proposed
program, carrying signs such as "No permit to sell my house" and "No ...