Comments on: Pasadena California Real Estate and It’s Environmental Impact

By: Doug Willis

Doug Willis — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:53:33 +0000

If you are buying a bank owned home I would assume you might be finding things in disrepair. Many people confuse the Pasadena City Occupancy with a home inspection. The two are not related at all. I think the primary goal of the City Occupancy is to generate revenue for the city. The city of Los Angeles has an inspection process that seems to make much more sense to me in terms of what they are actually inspecting. New toilets don’t have to cost more than a couple of hundred dollars, and once you move into your new home you may end up replacing them anyway.

By: LC

LC — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:59:38 +0000

With so many bank owned properties, the reality is that the purchasers of the homes are going to be saddled with the cost of the required repairs and upgrades. I am all for green upgrades, but mandating them within 30 days of purchase means that a similarly priced home outside of the city of pasadena becomes that much more attractive. the entire occ report process has been a confusing mess and we are ready to walk away from our bank owned home deal.

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Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:44:52 +0000

[...] good thing about these changes is implementation would be very easy to incorporate into the Pasadena City Occupancy report. The new retrofits would take place with the sale or transfer of a property. A rebate [...]