OBJECTIVES:
Presented during one (1) two (2) hour session for the specific purpose for increasing the knowledge and understanding of persons holding a real estate salesperson or real estate broker license within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who work within the field of residential real estate, so they may:
- Better assist consumers considering the purchase and remodeling, alteration or renovation of an existing dwelling
- Better assist consumers considering the purchase of a new construction dwelling
- Better assist land owners, builders, and developers by gaining an understanding of the very complex subdivision approval process
CONTENTS:
- REMODELING/ALTERATIONS (Changes to the dwelling but not the footprint)
- Description of the current conditions
- Proposed plans and specifications
- Bidding and acquiring quotations
- Contractor license requirements
- Contractor registration requirement
- Contracts, Warranties, and Change Orders
- Insurance requirements
- Permits
- Work that does not require a license but still requires a permit
- Building Department
- Other Departments and Agencies
- Bonds
- AN ADDITION (Changes to the footprint of the current dwelling)
- Description of the current conditions
- Proposed plans and specifications
- Bidding and acquiring quotations
- Contractor license requirements
- Contracts, Warranties and Change Orders
- Insurance requirements
- Zoning requirements
- Permits
- Building Department
- Other Departments and Agencies
- Bonds
- THE NEW CONSTRUCTION DWELLING
- Understanding the current conditions
- Understanding the proposed new conditions
- Community Association
- Easements
- Covenants
- Purchase and Sale Agreement
- House Plans, Lot Plans, and Specifications
- Warranty
- The New Construction Process, from cellar hole to certificate of occupancy
- The buyer's selection process and the impact on the completion
- Financing new construction
- Change orders
- SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT
- Subdivision Control Law
- Local subdivision rules and regulations
- Other local bylaws
- The Wetlands Protection Act
- The conceptual plan
- The Preliminary Plan
- The Definitive Plan
REFERENCES:
- Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 22 and Section 13A, The Architectural Access Board
- THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE BUILDING CODE, most current edition
- Title 5 of the state Environmental Code, 310 CMR 15.00
- The Wetlands Protection Act
- Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 41, Subdivision Control
- Sample Town Subdivision Rules and Regulations
- Sample Town General Bylaws
- Sample Town Wetlands Bylaws
- Building Permits and Workers' Compensation Affidavits per M.G.L. c. 152, 25C (6)
- Home Improvement Contractor Law, Chapter 453, Acts of 1991, M.G.L. c. 142A, and 780 CMR - R6