Important Tips for Completing a Residential Contract for Sale and Purchase – Part 12(c) Continued: Property Maintenance, Condition, Inspections and Examinations

Property Inspection and Repair                                      

Section (c) contains information on Wood Destroying Organism (“WDO”) Inspection and Repair. The first section, section (i), addresses WDO Inspection. A Wood Destroying Organism is defined as an arthropod or plant life, including termites, powder-post beetles, old house borers and wood decaying fungi that caused damages or infests seasoned wood in a structure that is not a fence. This section states that the property can be inspected by a licensed Florida pest control business (WDO Inspector). Buyer must then deliver a copy of the WDO inspection Report to the Seller within the Inspection Period if there is evidence of a WDO infestation or damage.