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12 Affidavit of Disclosure Apache: Cochise:

If the buyer is purchasing five or fewer parcels of land http://bit.ly/1FKUhk8 http://bit.ly/1oUS7ok
(whether improved or vacant), other than subdivided Coconino: Gila:
land, in an unincorporated area of a county, the seller http://bit.ly/2F9PstM http://bit.ly/Yq3bV9
must furnish the buyer with an Affidavit of Disclosure.
http://bit.ly/2MGVSpr Graham: Greenlee:
http://bit.ly/2SCTZu6
(AAR Sample Affidavit of Disclosure) http://bit.ly/2JGz2ZO
13 Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Form La Paz: Maricopa:
https://mcassessor.maricopa.gov/
If the home was built prior to 1978, the seller must http://bit.ly/2HzhhdR
provide the buyer with a lead-based paint disclosure Mohave: Navajo:
http://bit.ly/1pWxgVA
form. Buyer is further advised to use certified http://bit.ly/Yq6nAj
contractors to perform renovation, repair or painting Pima: Pinal:
projects that disturb lead-based paint in residential http://www.asr.pima.gov/ http://www.pinalcountyaz.gov/
Assessor/Pages/home.aspx
properties built before 1978 and to follow specific work Santa Cruz:
practices to prevent lead contamination. http://bit.ly/1yRYwXl Yavapai:
http://bit.ly/1AsANj5
http://bit.ly/2O4pL4A (EPA) Yuma:
http://bit.ly/2O69Lik (ADRE Lead Based Paint Information) http://bit.ly/1FZ1uir
14 Professional Inspection Report 16 Termites and Other Wood Destroying

The importance of having a property inspected by a Insects and Organisms
professional inspector cannot be over-emphasized. An
inspection is a visual physical examination, performed Termites and other wood destroying insects are commonly
found in some parts of Arizona. General guidance,
for a fee, designed to identify material defects in the
property. The inspector will generally provide the buyer inspection report information and the ability to search a
with a report detailing information about the property for past termite treatments may be found on the
property’s condition. The buyer should carefully review Arizona Department of Agriculture website.
this report with the inspector and ask the inspector https://agriculture.az.gov/pestspest-control/termites (AZDA-Termite
about any item of concern. Pay attention to the scope Information)
of the inspection and any portions of the property http://bit.ly/2GiGlIR (AZDA-Wood Destroying Insect Inspection Reports)
excluded from the inspection.
https://btr.az.gov/laws-standards/standards/home-inspectors https://tarf.azda.gov/ (AZDA-Search for Termite Reports)
(BTR– Home Inspector Standards)
https://azashi.org/faq/ (General Questions)
17 Foreign Investment in
Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA)
15 County Assessors/Tax Records
Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA)
The county assessor’s records contain a variety of may impact the purchase of property if the legal
valuable information, including the assessed value owner(s) of the property are foreign persons or non-
of the property for tax purposes and some of the resident aliens pursuant to FIRPTA. If so, consult a
physical aspects of the property, such as the tax advisor as mandatory withholdingmay apply.
reported square footage. The date built
information in the assessor’s records can be either https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/definitions-of-
the actual or effective/weighted age if the terms-and-procedures-unique-to-firpta (I.R.S. FIRPTA Definitions)
residence has been remodeled. All information on www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/FIRPTA-Withholding
the site should be verified for accuracy. (I.R.S. FIRPTA Information)
http://www.irsvideos.gov/Individual/education/FIRPTA (I.R.S.
FIRPTA Video)

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