Inspectors and FHA Inspections in Home Buying Debate
Dear Bruce notes FHA inspections cover standards and value while a private inspector checks condition. The writer argues for independent inspection to assess plumbing, roof, foundation, pests, and more, noting redress rights differ. Bruce defends private inspection as essential despite FHA oversight.
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Smart money Bruce Williams explains home inspections and verbal contracts
A reader asks about the value of a licensed bonded inspector and whether verbal job raises are binding. Bruce Williams notes inspectors help find defects before purchase and that proving a verbal contract is hard, suggesting small claims court as a learning step.
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Date Book May 16 1990 Today’s notable birthdays
May 16 1990 marks the 126th day of the year and the 58th day of spring. Birthdays listed include Henry Fonda Studs Terkel Liberace Billy Martin Pierce Brosnan Olga Korbut Debra Winger Janet Jackson Tracey Gold and others. The moon is described as a day before last quarter with May 17 as the reference date.
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Allied forces ordered back as German advances press France
British and French troops retreat from Belgium as two German armored groups push more than fifty miles into France. In Washington, Roosevelt asks Congress to authorize production of warplanes.
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Chicago Visit Notes From a New Yorker
A New Yorker in Chicago writes about a 6 30 AM lobby scene at the Downtown Marriott and a rush by a shouting man at Rush Street. He reports on Dayton Hudson buying Marshall Field, Daley birthday party complaints, sports news including Jim McMahon’s release, and local quirks like self serve coffee at Midway.
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Crossword Clues From A Dated Grid
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