Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> On 12/28/2020 10:12 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >
> >>On Sun, 27 Dec 2020 20:13:53 -0600, "cshenk" >
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dave Smith wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 2020-12-27 6:45 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > > > > > Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > > Yeah, a stone mason is an expert at roofs, electric,
> > > > > > > plumbing, heating, etc. Generally the buyer pays a house
> > > > > > > inspection company to check all aspects of the property.
> > > > > > > No one cares if the window shades are crap but major
> > > > > > > defects have to be
> >>repaired >> > > by the seller.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No Sheldon, the seller does not have to repair any major
> > > > > > defects.
> > >
> > > Of course not, the seller can decide not to sell.
> > >
> > > There's no such thing as a perfect house, which is why minor
> > > defects are negotiable, but major flaws need to be repaired or
> > > the local building code enforcement authority will stop all sales
> > > and likely evict the owner, may tear down the house and bill the
> > > owner.
> >
> > Bullshit Sheldon.
> >
>
> Semi Bullshit. A house can be declared uninhabitable by the local
> code enforcement agency. More likely to happen with a rental
> property after complaints from a tenant.
>
> Typically, a condemned property cannot be sold as a structure. The
> property can usually still be sold as land, though the value is
> actually reduced due to the buyer expense of tearing down the
> condemned house and hauling it away, making it difficult for a buyer
> to get a mortgage loan.
>
> Owner occupied properties can be deemed uninhabitable after a fire or
> other structural damage. I don't know about eviction though.

Laws vary from state to state. Sheldon is in a dream world there.
Here, if they deem a place 'uninhabitable' you can still live in it
when renovating.