Dear Forms Committee: The seller’s agent is asking me to provide the seller with a copy of the home inspection report. Do I have to provide it?

According to Section 10 of OREF – 001 Residential Real Estate Sale Agreement, if the buyer checks the box for Licensed Professional Inspections or the box for Alternative Inspection Procedures (intending to use OREF – 058 Professional Inspection Addendum), then they have agreed to provide the seller with all or a portion of the inspection report if requested by the seller during or within 30 days following termination of the Sale Agreement.

Those provisions also say that the buyer agrees not to provide any of the inspection report unless the seller specifically requests it.

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