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7/22/2025 4:01:49 PM

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Section 5: OPA Board
Subject: ARC/ECC Nonsense Msg# 1230694

From:

Joe Reynolds OceanPinesForum.com

Joined 8/1/1999

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Ken Koroknay (Read)

Joined 5/21/2005

Below is a link to resale certificate or whatever the name is now:

de338a37-b59a-7fe1-566d-743ec7f6c96e

Can someone explain what this "final inspection" is before an OP homeowner can sell their house? Is this something CPI does when you are in the process of selling?

Yes. However, OPA cannot prevent you from selling your home without a resale inspection, as far as I know, but any buyer might be a fool to buy a property here without one.

I like to call it an "exit permit." BigGrin $250 or so.

With regard to the professional lot survey, I am not sure what to make of that. My impression is it is as much about protecting OPA as it is in protection of the buyer. If OPA issues a resale document, and it turns out CPI made a mistake due to lack of an updated as-built, perhaps the buyer can subsequently sue OPA?????

Perhaps these are all legal issues the board should not even be directly involved in, but receive written legal opinions from counsel.

The buyer of OP property has to decide if they want to do a survey to identify any easement, boundary, wetland and setback issues before buying. If the buyer chooses not to do a survey as described and issues are discovered down the road, the burden is on them. Why is OPA eliminating this choice?

Beats me. Burden on buyer? That might depend on the language in the OPA-issued resale certification. LEGAL - again.

For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where:
....... ARC desire to change the Guidelines to mandate every person selling their home in Ocean Pines may have to pay for a lot survey by a professional land surveyor prior to selling their property to obtain an OPA exit permit. Perhaps up to $2000.00.

Page 11 of the proposed new Guidelines includes the following:

H. Resale “Final As-Built Survey”. It is required for every Ocean Pines resale (real-estate
transaction) that takes place, a “Final As-Built Survey” is to be submitted to CPI before final
inspection can be approved. It is in the best interest of the buyer being aware of any existing
utility easements, boundary restrictions, wetland buffers, wetlands delineation, setbacks, and any
existing prolonging violations associated to the property before the transaction is completed.

I assume this is what is being proposed.

I've never sold property in OP, only bought once. Here is my first question. The first sentence says that this survey has to be submitted to CPI before final inspection can be approved. Can someone explain what this "final inspection" is before an OP homeowner can sell their house? Is this something CPI does when you are in the process of selling?

Second question. The buyer of OP property has to decide if they want to do a survey to identify any easement, boundary, wetland and setback issues before buying. If the buyer chooses not to do a survey as described and issues are discovered down the road, the burden is on them. Why is OPA eliminating this choice?

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