Energy License To Sell Your Home?

Recently-there has been a lot of false information circulating that the government is going to require homes being sold to have an energy license.
Here is some information on this issue put out by the National Association of Realtors:


There is no requirement in H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy & Security Act, that home sellers obtain either a license or energy audit or make energy retrofits before they can sell their home. The legislation, earlier passed by the House, is currently pending in the Senate.

Here are the two REAL provisions in the bill:
1) Section 202 (Building Retrofit Program) would offer matching grants for home improvements. State government would administer the program, which is voluntary and available to all property owners.
2) Section 204 (Building Energy Performance Labeling Program) would apply to new construction only and prohibit time-of-sale labeling. The original energy audit and MLS listing provisions were deleted as the result of NAR insistence; existing real estate was excluded from the bill's requirements.


There are many programs offered on the local and state level for energy effective retrofits to your home.  Please contact me for more information!