“Anti-Home Hacking Clause” Added to Minnesota Purchase Agreement Scarcely a month ago, I wrote about the case of a disgruntled Minnesota home Seller who exacted their revenge on their Buyer, post-closing, by remotely hacking into the home’s Nest thermostat (the story is that they waited for the new owner to go on vacation last winter, then...Read More
Minnesota Seller Disclosure Confusion The heart of the Minnesota Seller Disclosure is an alphabetical table listing the home’s various features, followed by a “Yes” or “No” after each item to indicate whether they’re in working order. Since time immemorial, at least a few Sellers have misunderstood the “No” to mean, “No, I don’t have that item”...Read More
New Real Estate Form: “Earnest Money Receipt” “No one uses it.” “No one’s going to use it.” “It doesn’t work online.” The “it” in question is a new Realtor form, titled “Earnest Money Check,” that agents are being encouraged to use instead of faxing or emailing a copy of the Buyer’s actual check (the current practice)....Read More
