Wilmette- the mold-filled home. (Chicago, Time: hardwood floors, foreclosures, new house)

[trickygal]

I just had to post about this because when I saw this listing I literally gasped. There is a home at 3600 Illinois Rd in Wilmette that just sold but it is FILLED with mold. 3600 ILLINOIS Rd, WILMETTE, IL 60091 | MLS# 07507769 It sold for a steal (485k) by Wilmette standards, but does anyone know if this can be fixed? Do they have to disclose this to future buyers? My allergies go crazy just looking at the photos. Maybe it is just for the lot and the buyers will tear it down. Sad, since it was just built in 2004.

Just wanted to share. Thoughts?

[AuDiBelle]

OMG, that has got to be a teardown. I'm surprised the property isn't condemned. Wonder who the builder was that built that house? I would stay far away from them! Yikes. The entire house is filled with mold!

[trickygal]

I don't think it was the builder. I looked it up on the cook county recorder of deeds and I think that it was foreclosed on and this was a parting gift from the evicted owners. Scary.

[TempesT68]

doubt it's a tear down, but a house of that value can pull a premium fixed up. They may have to gut most of the place, but likely a construction company bought it as a flip. You'd be surprised the nasty shape many foreclosures are in, and what they come out looking once the people restore them.

[kindrakindra]

You think the homeowners caused that, on purpose? Crazy. How do you even do that?

[richb]

Originally Posted by kindrakindra

You think the homeowners caused that, on purpose? Crazy. How do you even do that?

Oh, yes, people losing their homes do this on a regular basis. Its easy to fill your house with mold. In a good part of the Chicago area, turning off the power making the sump pump not working, one or two rainstorms, three feet of water in the basement. In a day or so, mold will be growing like crazy.

OR wreck the plumbing with the water turned on. Water will get in every room if its left running long enough. Seen both recently, and both homes were repaired with good results. They both were gutted for the most part. Sad because both homes were in excellent condition (the one house hadn't even been lived in a year, it was also a new house).

[TempesT68]

Originally Posted by kindrakindra

You think the homeowners caused that, on purpose? Crazy. How do you even do that?

Happens all the time with foreclosures. I've looked at many and haven't come across one yet that wasn't trashed/gutted in one way or another. Some with holes kicked in the walls, drawing/spraypainting on everything, scratching up hardwood floors, leaving rotten food everywhere, backing up toilets, gutting EVERYTHING in the house, cabinets, doors, windows, the a/c and furnace, anything that wasn't bolted down, removing plumbing, cutting wires,..etc

[AuDiBelle]

Originally Posted by richb

Oh, yes, people losing their homes do this on a regular basis. Its easy to fill your house with mold. In a good part of the Chicago area, turning off the power making the sump pump not working, one or two rainstorms, three feet of water in the basement. In a day or so, mold will be growing like crazy.

OR wreck the plumbing with the water turned on. Water will get in every room if its left running long enough. Seen both recently, and both homes were repaired with good results. They both were gutted for the most part. Sad because both homes were in excellent condition (the one house hadn't even been lived in a year, it was also a new house).

Wow, I'm truly speechless that a homeowner would/could actually do this. Talk about misplaced anger, sheesh. How truly pathetic.

[trickygal]

So, just curious, even if gutted, would it have to be disclosed that the property had this level of mold? I have read (and always wondered about) the Ill assoc of realtor mold disclosure and it reads:

The property described herein has has not been previously tested for molds, fungi, mildew and similar organisms (“molds”);

I mean obviously it doesn't need to be tested.....we can all see the mold wallpaper. :-) But, if it doesn't get tested does that mean that it doesn't have to be disclosed?

Anyone know?

[TempesT68]

From what i've seen yes even on a foreclosure has to disclose there is a mold issue as it's a health hazard.