Terms and Conditions
Effective Date: October 8, 2026
Last Updated: October 8, 2026
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of ibuyfiredamagedhomeschandlerarizona.com (the “Website”) and services offered through the Website by I Buy Houses With Fire Damage Chandler (“we,” “us,” or “our”).
By accessing the Website, submitting property information, requesting a cash offer, or otherwise interacting with our services, you agree to these Terms and acknowledge our Privacy Policy.
1. Purpose of the Website
The Website allows property owners and authorized representatives to submit information concerning real estate they may wish to sell, including:
- Fire-damaged property;
- Smoke-damaged property;
- Water-damaged property;
- Structurally damaged property;
- Distressed property;
- Vacant property;
- Tenant-occupied property;
- Inherited property;
- Probate or estate property;
- Property facing foreclosure;
- Property subject to liens;
- Property requiring cleanup;
- Property requiring substantial repairs; and
- Other residential or investment property.
Depending on the property and transaction, we may:
- Evaluate the property;
- Purchase or seek to purchase it directly;
- Make or facilitate a potential cash offer;
- Conduct or arrange due diligence;
- Coordinate cleanout or repairs where agreed;
- Enter into a purchase agreement;
- Acquire contractual or equitable rights;
- Assign contractual rights where legally and contractually permitted;
- Engage in a legally compliant wholesale transaction;
- Work with licensed Arizona real estate professionals where legally required; or
- Decline the opportunity.
Nothing displayed on the Website constitutes a binding offer to purchase real estate.
2. Our Role
The Website presently markets our business principally as a direct cash purchaser of fire-damaged property in Chandler, Arizona.
Depending on the transaction, we may act as:
- A prospective principal purchaser;
- A real estate investor;
- A property-acquisition business;
- A contract purchaser;
- A wholesale buyer where legally permitted;
- A wholesale seller or assignor where legally permitted;
- A holder of contractual or equitable rights;
- An affiliate or co-investor with another purchaser; or
- Another lawful transaction participant.
Our actual role depends on the transaction documents and conduct.
Unless separately and lawfully established, we do not act as your:
- Real estate broker;
- Seller’s agent;
- Attorney;
- Accountant;
- Tax adviser;
- Financial adviser;
- Insurance adviser;
- Public adjuster;
- Contractor;
- Engineer;
- Appraiser;
- Fiduciary;
- Housing counselor;
- Mortgage broker;
- Mortgage lender;
- Mortgage servicer;
- Loan-modification provider;
- Foreclosure consultant;
- Debt-relief provider; or
- Other professional adviser.
3. Direct Purchase Model
Where we seek to purchase property for our own account:
- Our financial interests may differ from the seller’s interests;
- We may seek to acquire property below repaired retail market value;
- We may account for repair costs, cleanup costs, holding costs, closing costs, market risk, and expected investment return;
- We negotiate for ourselves unless another written relationship expressly provides otherwise; and
- We do not automatically owe the seller duties associated with a seller’s broker, fiduciary, attorney, appraiser, or financial adviser.
4. No Obligation to Sell
Submitting property information or requesting an offer does not obligate you to sell.
A Website submission is an inquiry and is not a purchase agreement.
You may reject a proposed offer unless and until you enter into a legally enforceable transaction agreement, subject to any contractual or statutory rights.
5. No Obligation to Purchase
Submitting property information does not require us to:
- Inspect the property;
- Make an offer;
- Maintain a prior offer;
- Continue negotiations;
- Purchase the property; or
- Complete a transaction.
6. Eligibility and Authority
By using the Website or submitting property information, you represent that:
- You are at least 18 years old;
- You have legal capacity to contract;
- Information you provide is materially accurate to the best of your knowledge;
- You own the property or have lawful authority to communicate concerning it; and
- Your use complies with applicable law.
Submission by one co-owner does not necessarily authorize that person to bind every other owner.
7. Agents, Wholesalers, and Other Representatives
The Website’s offer form expressly permits a submitter to identify as:
- The owner;
- An agent; or
- A wholesaler.
A person submitting information as an agent, wholesaler, contract holder, attorney-in-fact, trustee, personal representative, or other representative is responsible for having lawful authority.
Nothing on the Website authorizes:
- Unlicensed brokerage;
- Unauthorized solicitation;
- Misrepresentation of ownership;
- Unauthorized marketing of another person’s property;
- Unauthorized disclosure of property-owner information; or
- Violation of an existing purchase agreement.
8. Property Research
We may research:
- Ownership;
- Recorded deeds;
- Mortgages and deeds of trust;
- Liens;
- Judgments;
- Property taxes;
- Trustee-sale information;
- Property condition;
- Fire and smoke damage;
- Structural condition;
- Roof and foundation;
- Electrical and plumbing systems;
- Heating and cooling;
- Repairs;
- Building permits;
- Fire-related permits;
- Code-enforcement information;
- Insurance claims;
- Tenant status;
- Probate;
- Comparable sales; and
- Other information relevant to evaluating a transaction.
9. Property Assessments
An acquisition evaluation may include:
- Visual inspection;
- Photography;
- Contractor review;
- Structural review;
- Repair estimates;
- Environmental review;
- Permit research;
- Code-enforcement research;
- Title review;
- Insurance review;
- Tenant review; and
- Other due diligence.
An evaluation performed for our acquisition purposes is not automatically an inspection or professional report performed for the seller’s benefit and is not a warranty concerning property condition.
10. Preliminary Offers
Any preliminary:
- Cash offer;
- Estimated offer;
- Property valuation;
- Price range;
- Repair estimate; or
- Similar statement
is non-binding unless included in a legally enforceable written transaction agreement.
An offer may change following due diligence.
11. Offer Methodology
Potential offers may consider:
- Current property condition;
- Fire and smoke damage;
- Structural damage;
- After-repair value;
- Comparable sales;
- Restoration expenses;
- Cleanup expenses;
- Permit expenses;
- Holding expenses;
- Property taxes;
- Insurance;
- Escrow and title expenses;
- Market conditions;
- Risk; and
- Expected investment return.
No particular valuation method, purchase price, or financial outcome is guaranteed.
12. Binding Transactions
A binding real estate transaction arises only when the applicable parties execute legally enforceable transaction documents.
Closing may depend on:
- Ownership verification;
- Authority to sell;
- Title;
- Mortgages and deeds of trust;
- Liens;
- Judgments;
- Property taxes;
- Seller disclosures;
- Wholesaler disclosures;
- Property access;
- Due diligence;
- Probate;
- Foreclosure status;
- Insurance;
- Tenant rights;
- Buyer funding;
- Escrow;
- Chandler permits or code issues; and
- Other contractual or legal requirements.
13. Arizona Does Not Mandate One Universal SPDS Form for Every Private Residential Sale
Arizona does not impose one universal statutory Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement that every private seller of an existing residential home must complete in every transaction.
Arizona nevertheless imposes important disclosure duties through:
- Common law;
- Contract law;
- Fraud and misrepresentation law;
- Duties of participating real estate licensees;
- Particular property statutes;
- Purchase-contract provisions; and
- Other transaction-specific law.
14. Arizona Common-Law Disclosure Duty
Arizona courts recognize that a seller who knows of facts that materially affect the value of property, where those facts are not readily observable and are not known to the buyer, can have a legal duty to disclose them.
Accordingly, the absence of a universal statutory disclosure form does not mean that a seller may conceal a known material defect.
15. Fire Damage Can Be a Material Fact
Fire, smoke, firefighting activity, or incomplete restoration can create material conditions involving:
- Structural framing;
- Roof systems;
- Foundations;
- Electrical systems;
- Plumbing systems;
- Heating and cooling systems;
- Fireplaces and chimneys;
- Smoke or soot contamination;
- Firefighting-water intrusion;
- Mold;
- Hazardous materials;
- Building permits;
- Repairs;
- Code compliance;
- Utility systems; and
- Other matters affecting property value, safety, or use.
Known material fire-created conditions should not be concealed or misrepresented.
16. Arizona REALTORS® SPDS
Arizona REALTORS® publishes a commonly used Residential Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement (“SPDS”).
The SPDS is an industry and contractual form rather than a universal statutory form required in every private Arizona residential transaction.
Where the parties use the current Arizona REALTORS® Residential Resale Real Estate Purchase Contract, the contract can require delivery of a completed SPDS within the contractual deadline.
Current 2026 Arizona REALTORS® contract materials generally provide for SPDS delivery within three days after contract acceptance, unless the parties’ actual contract provides otherwise.
The executed purchase agreement controls.
17. Fire Damage Is Expressly Addressed by the SPDS
The current Arizona REALTORS® SPDS expressly asks about property damage from causes including:
- Flood;
- Fire;
- Wind;
- Expansive soil;
- Water;
- Hail; and
- Other causes.
It also asks about homeowner’s insurance claims filed against the property.
Accordingly, where the SPDS is used, prior fire damage and insurance history can be directly relevant.
18. SPDS Waiver Does Not Authorize Concealment
Even if the parties agree that an Arizona REALTORS® SPDS will not be delivered, that does not automatically eliminate:
- Common-law duties to disclose known material facts;
- Fraud liability;
- Misrepresentation liability;
- Contractual representations;
- Licensee duties;
- Federal disclosures; or
- Other statutory obligations.
19. If the Seller Speaks, Statements Must Be Truthful
A seller, investor, agent, or other person making representations concerning:
- Fire history;
- Repairs;
- Permits;
- Electrical condition;
- Structural condition;
- Insurance claims;
- Restoration quality; or
- Other property matters
should not knowingly make false or misleading statements.
An as-is clause does not authorize affirmative fraud.
20. Insurance Claims History
Where the parties use a purchase contract requiring a property insurance-claims history or related documentation, those contractual obligations must be followed.
The Website’s collection of information concerning whether a seller received an insurance payout does not itself establish ownership of the seller’s insurance proceeds.
21. No Universal Fire-Document Package
Arizona does not impose one universal requirement that every seller automatically deliver every historical:
- Fire-department report;
- Insurance claim file;
- Adjuster report;
- Contractor invoice;
- Engineering report;
- Environmental report;
- Photograph;
- Repair estimate;
- Permit;
- Restoration record; or
- Inspection report
to every purchaser.
A specific record may nevertheless be:
- Relevant to a material-fact disclosure;
- Requested during due diligence;
- Required by the purchase agreement;
- Required by an insurer;
- Required by a lender;
- Required by Chandler;
- Required by an escrow or title professional; or
- Required under another law.
22. No Universal Requirement to Commission a Fire Inspection Before Sale
Professional structural, electrical, environmental, or fire-damage assessments can be prudent.
Arizona does not impose one universal statewide rule requiring every private seller of a fire-damaged residence to commission every type of professional inspection before transferring property.
The actual need for professional review can depend on:
- Property condition;
- Work already performed;
- Local building requirements;
- Insurance requirements;
- Contract terms;
- Buyer due diligence; and
- Government orders.
23. As-Is Transactions
The Website advertises as-is purchases.
“As-is” can mean that the purchaser agrees to accept the property in its current condition without requiring the seller to make specified repairs.
It does not automatically eliminate:
- Fraud or intentional concealment claims;
- Known-material-fact disclosure duties;
- Contractual representations;
- Wholesaler disclosures;
- Federal disclosures;
- Title obligations;
- Governmental orders;
- Foreclosure-consultant protections; or
- Other rights that cannot legally be waived.
24. No Universal Requirement to Repair Before Sale
Arizona does not impose one general statewide rule requiring every fire-damaged house to be completely restored before it can be sold.
A damaged property may potentially be transferred as-is.
Separate:
- Building codes;
- Unsafe-building orders;
- Repair permits;
- Electrical permits;
- Plumbing or mechanical permits;
- Fire-code requirements;
- Occupancy restrictions;
- Utility restrictions;
- Environmental rules;
- Insurance obligations;
- HOA requirements; and
- Contract terms
may nevertheless affect the property.
25. Arizona Wholesaling Law
Arizona specifically regulates certain wholesale transactions involving residential real property under A.R.S. § 44-5101.
For this statute, residential real property generally means property containing fewer than five dwelling units.
26. Arizona Wholesale Buyer
A “wholesale buyer” generally means a person or entity that:
- Enters into a purchase contract for residential real property as the buyer; and
- Assigns that same purchase contract to another person or entity.
27. Disclosure by a Wholesale Buyer
Before the parties enter into any binding agreement, a covered wholesale buyer must disclose in writing to the seller that the buyer is a wholesale buyer.
The disclosure should therefore be made before the seller becomes contractually bound.
28. Seller’s Cancellation Right When Wholesale-Buyer Disclosure Is Missing
If a covered wholesale buyer violates the statutory disclosure requirement, the seller may generally:
- Cancel the contract for sale at any time before close of escrow;
- Cancel without penalty; and
- Retain earnest money paid by the wholesale buyer.
This statutory remedy applies notwithstanding contrary language in the sale contract.
29. Arizona Wholesale Seller
A “wholesale seller” generally means a person or entity that:
- Enters into a purchase contract for residential real property as the seller;
- Does not hold legal title to the real property; and
- Assigns that same contract to another person or entity.
30. Wholesale-Seller Disclosure
Before the parties enter into a binding agreement, a covered wholesale seller must disclose in writing to the buyer that:
- The seller is a wholesale seller;
- The seller holds an equitable interest in the real property; and
- The seller may not be able to convey legal title to the property.
31. Buyer’s Cancellation Right When Wholesale-Seller Disclosure Is Missing
If the wholesale seller violates the disclosure requirement, the buyer may generally:
- Cancel the contract before close of escrow;
- Cancel without penalty; and
- Receive a refund of earnest money paid by the buyer.
32. Contractual Interest Is Not Legal Title
Holding a:
- Purchase agreement;
- Assignment right;
- Option; or
- Equitable interest
is different from holding record legal title.
A contract holder should not falsely state that:
- It is the deed owner;
- It already owns legal title;
- Title has already transferred;
- It is conveying the real property itself when only contractual rights are being transferred; or
- It has rights beyond those created by its agreement.
33. Arizona Wholesaler Disclosure Does Not Replace Licensing Analysis
Compliance with A.R.S. § 44-5101 does not automatically establish that every act performed in connection with a wholesale transaction is exempt from Arizona real estate licensing requirements.
The actual relationship, conduct, and compensation still matter.
34. Arizona Real Estate Broker Definition
Arizona’s broker definition generally covers a person who, for another and for compensation, performs or offers to perform activities including:
- Selling or buying real estate;
- Negotiating;
- Listing property;
- Dealing in real-estate options;
- Advertising certain real-estate activity;
- Procuring prospects; and
- Assisting or directing negotiations.
A person performing regulated activity for another in expectation of compensation should determine whether licensure is required.
35. Arizona Own-Property Exemption
Arizona generally provides a licensing exemption for qualifying individuals or business entities dealing in their own property, subject to the statute’s limitations.
A genuine principal purchaser acquiring property for its own account may therefore be situated differently from a person acting for another for compensation.
The exemption should not be used to disguise brokerage activity.
36. Contract Holder and Owner Exemption
A person who holds only a purchase contract or equitable interest should not automatically assume that every Arizona licensing exemption applicable to an owner of real property necessarily applies in the same manner.
Wholesaling, solicitation, negotiation, referral, and compensation practices should be analyzed based on the actual facts.
37. Assignment Depends on the Contract
Whether an Arizona purchase agreement may be assigned depends on:
- Contract language;
- Anti-assignment provisions;
- Required consent;
- Arizona contract law;
- Wholesaling disclosure requirements;
- Real estate licensing rules; and
- Other applicable law.
Nothing on the Website guarantees assignability.
38. Arizona HOA and Condominium Properties
Property located in:
- A planned community;
- Condominium;
- Homeowners association; or
- Other qualifying community
may be subject to separate Arizona resale-document, assessment, governing-document, or association disclosure requirements.
These obligations are separate from fire-damage disclosures.
39. Foreclosure and Financial Distress
The Website may attract homeowners who are:
- Behind on mortgage payments;
- Facing a trustee sale;
- Facing foreclosure;
- In loan default;
- Experiencing financial hardship; or
- Seeking a rapid sale.
We are not your:
- Mortgage lender;
- Mortgage servicer;
- Attorney;
- Financial adviser;
- Housing counselor;
- Mortgage broker;
- Loan-modification provider;
- Foreclosure consultant;
- Debt-management provider; or
- Fiduciary
unless a separate legally compliant relationship expressly establishes otherwise.
40. Arizona Foreclosure Consultants
Arizona separately regulates foreclosure consultants.
A foreclosure consultant can include a person who, for compensation, offers or performs covered services represented as helping a homeowner:
- Prevent or postpone a foreclosure sale;
- Obtain forbearance;
- Reinstate an obligation;
- Extend the time to cure default;
- Obtain waiver of acceleration;
- Obtain a loan or advance;
- Avoid foreclosure-related credit harm;
- Save the residence from foreclosure; or
- Accomplish a foreclosure reconveyance.
41. Covered Foreclosure-Consulting Services
Covered services can include:
- Financial or debt counseling relating to the foreclosure;
- Receiving money for distribution to secured creditors;
- Contacting a creditor for the homeowner;
- Arranging an extension of the period to cure default;
- Arranging postponement of a foreclosure sale;
- Providing specified bankruptcy-document assistance; or
- Giving advice concerning curing, reinstating, satisfying, postponing, or avoiding foreclosure.
A direct purchaser should avoid turning an acquisition relationship into paid foreclosure consulting without full compliance.
42. Twenty-Four-Hour Advance Contract Review
A covered Arizona foreclosure-consulting contract generally must:
- Be in writing;
- Be provided to the homeowner for review at least 24 hours before it is signed;
- Use at least 12-point type;
- Identify the consultant and cancellation address;
- Fully disclose the services and compensation;
- Be signed by the homeowners and consultant;
- Have every page initialed; and
- Be notarized as required by statute.
43. Three-Business-Day Cancellation Right
A homeowner generally may cancel a covered foreclosure-consulting contract until midnight of the third business day after signing a compliant contract.
The right cannot be conditioned on repayment of money.
44. No Advance Compensation for Covered Foreclosure Consulting
A covered foreclosure consultant generally may not demand, charge, collect, or receive compensation until after fully performing every covered service promised or contracted for.
45. Foreclosure Consultant Cannot Acquire the Client’s Residence
A covered foreclosure consultant generally may not directly or indirectly acquire an interest in the residence in foreclosure belonging to the homeowner for whom the consultant agreed to perform covered services.
Accordingly, a business seeking to buy the house for its own investment account should not simultaneously portray itself as the homeowner’s paid foreclosure consultant.
46. Other Foreclosure-Consultant Restrictions
Arizona also restricts covered consultants from:
- Taking a wage assignment;
- Taking a lien or assignment of the homeowner’s equity as security for compensation;
- Receiving undisclosed third-party consideration; and
- Accepting broad powers of attorney from the homeowner beyond the limited statutory exception.
47. Foreclosure Reconveyance
Arizona defines a foreclosure reconveyance as a transaction involving transfer of title during foreclosure followed by a conveyance or promise of an interest back to the former homeowner allowing the homeowner to remain in possession.
A sale-leaseback, repurchase option, contract-for-deed, or similar arrangement may therefore raise issues beyond an ordinary permanent cash sale.
48. Foreclosure-Consultant Exemptions Are Specific
Arizona’s foreclosure-consultant statute contains exemptions for specified persons and activities, including qualifying:
- Attorneys;
- Lenders and servicers;
- Regulated financial entities;
- Title companies;
- Licensed Arizona real estate professionals acting within licensed activity;
- Certain nonprofit counselors; and
- Certain uncompensated short-sale purchasers.
An exemption should be confirmed for the actual conduct rather than assumed.
49. Requesting an Offer Does Not Stop Foreclosure
Submitting a Website form, receiving an offer, or negotiating a sale does not automatically:
- Stop a trustee sale;
- Extend a foreclosure deadline;
- Cure default;
- Reinstate a loan;
- Modify a mortgage;
- Create a forbearance agreement; or
- Require a lender or servicer to delay enforcement.
Homeowners facing foreclosure should independently confirm applicable deadlines.
50. No Foreclosure-Rescue Guarantees
Unless separately authorized and legally qualified, we do not represent that:
- We act for your lender;
- We act for your servicer;
- We act for Arizona or the federal government;
- We guarantee foreclosure will stop;
- We guarantee a loan modification;
- We will negotiate your mortgage as your adviser;
- You should stop communicating with your lender;
- You should stop making legally required payments; or
- Selling to us is your only option.
51. Proposed 2026 Distressed-Property Bills Are Not Current Law
Arizona lawmakers considered proposals in 2026 that would have substantially expanded regulation of distressed-home consultants, equity purchasers, and wholesalers.
Those proposals, including HB 2486 and SB 1715, did not become law.
These Terms therefore do not treat their proposed requirements as current Arizona law.
52. Federal Mortgage-Assistance Rules
Where separate conduct constitutes mortgage-assistance-relief services under federal law, additional requirements may apply concerning:
- Advance fees;
- Advertising;
- Required consumer notices;
- Communications with lenders and servicers; and
- Consumer acceptance.
53. Probate, Estate, Trust, and Inherited Property
Submitting inherited, probate, estate, or trust property does not establish legal authority to sell.
A transaction may require:
- Personal-representative authority;
- Executor or administrator authority;
- Trustee authority;
- Court documentation;
- Participation of heirs or beneficiaries;
- Appropriate deeds; or
- Other evidence of authority.
54. Insurance Claims and Fire-Damage Proceeds
A fire-damaged property may involve an open or completed insurance claim.
We do not act as your:
- Insurance company;
- Insurance producer;
- Public adjuster;
- Insurance attorney; or
- Insurance adviser
unless a separate legally compliant relationship expressly establishes otherwise.
Property owners are responsible for understanding:
- Insurance coverage;
- Proof-of-loss requirements;
- Claim deadlines;
- Insurance proceeds;
- Repair obligations;
- Mortgage-holder rights;
- Recoverable depreciation;
- Additional living expenses;
- Assignment restrictions;
- Salvage rights; and
- Policy conditions.
55. Insurance Payout Information
The Website specifically asks whether the homeowner received an insurance payout.
That information may be considered when evaluating property condition and the potential transaction.
Providing that information does not mean that:
- We automatically acquire the insurance proceeds;
- The insurance policy transfers with the property;
- A pending insurance claim automatically belongs to the purchaser;
- Insurance rights are freely assignable; or
- The purchase price is determined by the insurance payout.
56. Pending Insurance Claims
If property is sold while an insurance claim remains pending, the transaction documents should address the parties’ respective rights concerning:
- Existing proceeds;
- Supplemental proceeds;
- Recoverable depreciation;
- Future payments;
- Additional claims;
- Repairs;
- Salvage; and
- Related benefits.
57. Public Adjusting
Nothing on the Website constitutes public-adjusting services.
A homeowner seeking representation or assistance negotiating an insurance claim should use an appropriately licensed professional or attorney where required.
58. Chandler Building Safety
The City of Chandler’s Building Safety division:
- Reviews plans;
- Issues construction permits; and
- Conducts building inspections.
Fire-related restoration can require City permits and inspections depending on the nature and scope of the work.
59. Current Chandler Construction Codes
Chandler states that it has adopted the 2024 International Codes with the 2023 National Electrical Code, with plans submitted on or after July 1, 2025 required to comply with those code editions and Chandler amendments.
Repairs and reconstruction should therefore be evaluated under the code applicable to the project rather than an outdated generic code reference.
60. Existing Buildings and Fire Repairs
Chandler’s regulatory materials include the 2024 International Existing Building Code governing repair, alteration, changes of occupancy, and additions to existing buildings.
Fire restoration may therefore require review concerning:
- Structural repair;
- Electrical systems;
- Plumbing;
- Mechanical systems;
- Roofing;
- Fireplaces;
- Interior or exterior reconstruction;
- Change of occupancy;
- Demolition; and
- Other work.
61. Chandler Fire Prevention
The Chandler Fire Prevention Division enforces applicable City fire codes and ordinances, conducts inspections, issues permits, follows up on hazards, and maintains records.
The division also conducts or assists with fire investigations and maintains fire-related records.
62. Chandler Fire Reports
Chandler allows requests for records including:
- Fire reports;
- Occupancy inspection reports;
- Environmental reports;
- Hazardous-material incidents;
- Spills;
- Underground-tank records; and
- Other identified Fire Department records.
Availability of a government record does not create a universal requirement that every seller automatically provide every such record to every buyer.
63. Fire-Protection-System Work
Chandler separately regulates service, repair, and installation of specified fire-protection equipment.
Covered work can require:
- Appropriate contractor licensing;
- Fire Protection Contractor permitting;
- Plan review;
- City approval; and
- Inspections.
A property sale does not eliminate those requirements.
64. Chandler Fire-Code Version
Chandler’s current Fire Prevention materials reference the 2021 International Fire Code with Chandler amendments, while Building Safety materials identify 2024 International construction codes for building plan review.
The code applicable to a specific fire-protection or construction issue should therefore be confirmed with the appropriate City department rather than assuming all disciplines use the same edition.
65. No Universal Requirement to Complete Repairs Before Closing
City permit, repair, safety, or occupancy requirements can affect a property without necessarily requiring that every issue be fully resolved before title can ever transfer.
The parties should determine:
- Whether an order prohibits occupancy;
- Whether a permit remains open;
- Whether work is required;
- Which party assumes repair obligations;
- Whether escrow conditions apply; and
- Whether title or insurance is affected.
66. Cleanup and Restoration
The Website states that the buyer may handle cleanup and repairs.
Any:
- Debris removal;
- Demolition;
- Construction;
- Electrical work;
- Plumbing work;
- Fire-protection-system work;
- Asbestos work;
- Lead-related work;
- Hazardous-material handling;
- Environmental remediation; or
- Other regulated service
must comply with applicable licensing, environmental, worker-safety, disposal, permit, and other requirements.
Nothing in these Terms represents that we personally perform licensed contractor work unless lawfully authorized.
67. Inspections and Due Diligence
The Website advertises a streamlined sale without lengthy traditional inspections.
That does not prevent us from conducting due diligence permitted by the purchase agreement.
Due diligence may include:
- Visual inspection;
- Structural evaluation;
- Contractor estimates;
- Fire-damage assessment;
- Electrical review;
- Environmental review;
- Mold investigation;
- Permit research;
- Code-enforcement research;
- Title review;
- Insurance review; and
- Other investigation.
68. Fast Closing Claims
The Website advertises closing in as little as 7 days and states that many transactions can be completed within approximately 30 days.
Those statements describe potential timing rather than guarantees.
Actual timing may depend on:
- Ownership;
- Title;
- Mortgages;
- Liens;
- Judgments;
- Seller disclosures;
- Wholesaler disclosures;
- Foreclosure;
- Probate;
- Insurance;
- Property access;
- Chandler permits or orders;
- Buyer funding;
- Escrow; and
- Other circumstances.
69. “Best Cash Offers Guaranteed”
The Website currently states “Best Cash Offers Guaranteed!”
That phrase should not be interpreted to mean that:
- Our offer will exceed every competing buyer’s offer;
- Our offer will equal appraised fair market value;
- Our offer will equal repaired retail value;
- The seller cannot receive more through another sales method; or
- A particular minimum price is guaranteed.
Unless the business can objectively substantiate the claim, the safer production wording is:
“Competitive, no-obligation cash offers based on property condition and current market factors.”
70. “Guaranteed Sale” Language
The Website also uses language suggesting that selling as-is can provide a “guaranteed sale.”
No sale should be described as guaranteed merely because a preliminary cash offer has been discussed.
A transaction remains subject to:
- Execution of a binding purchase agreement;
- Title;
- Ownership;
- Contract conditions;
- Escrow;
- Required disclosures;
- Buyer performance; and
- Other applicable requirements.
71. “Offer Is the Amount You Receive at Closing”
The Website states that the offer presented is the amount the seller receives at closing.
That statement can be misleading unless the offer truly accounts for every applicable deduction.
Actual net proceeds may be affected by:
- Existing mortgage payoff;
- Liens;
- Judgments;
- Delinquent taxes;
- HOA balances;
- Prorations;
- Agreed escrow charges;
- Seller-authorized costs;
- Court or probate obligations; and
- Other amounts appearing on the settlement statement.
A better statement is that there are no buyer-imposed hidden fees or commissions where that is actually true, while the final settlement statement controls net proceeds.
72. No Agent Commissions and Fees
Where a seller completes a genuine direct transaction without a listing broker, a traditional listing-agent commission may not apply.
If a licensed Arizona real estate professional participates, compensation obligations will be governed by applicable:
- Brokerage agreements;
- Representation disclosures;
- Purchase agreements;
- Escrow documents; and
- Arizona law.
73. Tenant-Occupied Property
The sale of tenant-occupied property does not automatically terminate a lawful tenancy.
A purchaser should evaluate:
- Existing leases;
- Month-to-month tenancies;
- Security deposits;
- Habitability issues;
- Fire displacement;
- Required notices;
- Possession rights; and
- Applicable Arizona landlord-tenant law.
A property that appears vacant after a fire should not automatically be treated as free of tenancy-related rights.
74. Federal Lead-Based Paint Disclosure
Federal lead-based-paint disclosure requirements may apply to qualifying residential housing constructed before 1978.
Nothing on the Website replaces applicable federal requirements.
75. Telephone Communications
By providing a telephone number and requesting an offer, you authorize reasonable responsive communications concerning:
- Your property;
- Property research;
- Scheduling;
- Inspections;
- Offers;
- Follow-up; and
- Potential transactions.
Additional consent will be obtained where legally required before regulated automated, prerecorded, artificial-voice, or marketing communications are made.
76. Arizona Recording Law
Arizona generally permits a participant to a wire, electronic, or oral communication to record the communication without obtaining consent from every other participant.
A person generally may not secretly intercept a communication to which the person is not a party without the consent required by law.
Because interstate communications may involve jurisdictions requiring all parties to consent, additional notice or consent may be required.
Where another applicable jurisdiction is stricter, that stricter rule controls.
77. Text Messages
If you provide a mobile telephone number and applicable consent, we may communicate by text concerning:
- Your inquiry;
- Your property;
- Scheduling;
- Inspections;
- Offers;
- Follow-up; and
- Potential transactions.
Where required, additional consent will be obtained before regulated automated or marketing messages are sent.
Consent to marketing is not a condition of receiving an offer or selling property where prohibited by law.
Message and data rates may apply.
Message frequency may vary.
Reply STOP to request that applicable messages stop.
78. Email Communications
By providing an email address, you authorize communications concerning:
- Your property;
- Potential offers;
- Inspections;
- Due diligence;
- Scheduling;
- Follow-up;
- Services; and
- Potential transactions.
Applicable marketing emails will include an unsubscribe mechanism.
79. Electronic Communications
Where permitted by law, you consent to receiving Website and transaction communications electronically.
This does not eliminate documents that applicable law requires to be delivered in another form or manner.
80. Privacy
Our handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy.
81. Independent Decision-Making
Selling fire-damaged real estate can have significant:
- Legal;
- Tax;
- Financial;
- Insurance;
- Construction;
- Environmental; and
- Personal consequences.
You may wish to consult:
- An Arizona attorney;
- A licensed Arizona real estate professional;
- A tax professional;
- An accountant;
- An insurance professional;
- A properly licensed contractor;
- An engineer;
- An environmental professional;
- An appraiser;
- A HUD-approved housing counselor; or
- Another qualified adviser.
82. No Professional Advice
Website content does not constitute individualized:
- Legal advice;
- Tax advice;
- Accounting advice;
- Financial advice;
- Insurance advice;
- Construction advice;
- Engineering advice;
- Environmental advice;
- Appraisal advice;
- Mortgage advice; or
- Foreclosure advice.
83. No Automatic Agency or Fiduciary Relationship
Use of the Website does not itself create:
- Seller agency;
- Buyer agency;
- A brokerage relationship;
- A fiduciary relationship;
- Partnership;
- Joint venture; or
- Employment.
Where a licensed Arizona real estate professional participates, applicable brokerage, representation, and agency documents control.
84. Acceptable Use
You may not:
- Use the Website unlawfully;
- Submit fraudulent property leads;
- Knowingly provide materially false information;
- Impersonate another person;
- Submit property information without authority;
- Attempt unauthorized system access;
- Introduce malicious code;
- Circumvent Website security;
- Abuse Website forms;
- Interfere with Website operation; or
- Violate another person’s rights.
85. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the Website and its original:
- Text;
- Branding;
- Graphics;
- Images;
- Designs;
- Layout; and
- Software
are owned by or licensed to I Buy Houses With Fire Damage Chandler.
You may not commercially reproduce protected Website content without authorization.
86. Third-Party Websites and Services
We do not control or accept responsibility for independent third-party:
- Websites;
- Privacy practices;
- Content;
- Security;
- Products;
- Services;
- Representations; or
- Conduct.
87. Website Availability
We may modify, restrict, suspend, or discontinue Website features.
Continuous, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free availability is not guaranteed.
88. No Guarantee of Transaction
We do not guarantee:
- An offer;
- Fair-market-value pricing;
- A particular purchase price;
- A particular closing date;
- Successful assignment;
- Insurance recovery;
- Vacant possession;
- Completion of repairs;
- Resolution of code issues;
- Completion of a transaction; or
- A particular financial result.
89. Marketing Claims
Website statements describing our offers or process as:
- Best;
- Guaranteed;
- Fair;
- Competitive;
- Fast;
- Immediate;
- Transparent;
- Hassle-free;
- No-pressure;
- No-fee; or
- Similar terminology
describe marketing objectives or possible service characteristics unless an enforceable agreement expressly provides otherwise.
They do not guarantee a particular economic result.
90. Testimonials
Testimonials describe individual reported experiences.
They do not guarantee that another seller will receive:
- The same offer;
- The same closing time;
- The same transaction structure; or
- The same result.
91. Disclaimer of Warranties
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE WEBSITE AND WEBSITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”
WE DISCLAIM WARRANTIES THAT MAY LAWFULLY BE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF:
- MERCHANTABILITY;
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE;
- TITLE; AND
- NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Nothing in these Terms eliminates rights that applicable law does not permit to be waived.
92. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, I BUY HOUSES WITH FIRE DAMAGE CHANDLER AND ITS AFFILIATES, OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND BUSINESS PARTNERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING SOLELY FROM WEBSITE USE.
OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR CLAIMS ARISING SOLELY FROM WEBSITE USE WILL NOT EXCEED $500, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
This Website-only limitation does not govern rights or liabilities under separately executed:
- Purchase agreements;
- Assignment agreements;
- Brokerage agreements;
- Wholesale transaction agreements or disclosures;
- Foreclosure-consulting agreements;
- Insurance-related agreements;
- Contractor agreements; or
- Other transaction-specific documents
unless those documents expressly provide otherwise and applicable law permits it.
93. Independent Third Parties
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for independent third-party:
- Representations;
- Pricing;
- Contracts;
- Professional services;
- Performance;
- Privacy practices; or
- Conduct.
Nothing in this provision eliminates liability that applicable law does not permit to be excluded.
94. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify I Buy Houses With Fire Damage Chandler from claims arising from your:
- Unlawful Website use;
- Material breach of these Terms;
- Fraudulent information knowingly submitted;
- Information knowingly submitted without authority; or
- Violation of another person’s rights.
95. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, except where another law must apply.
96. Venue and Disputes
Subject to mandatory jurisdiction, venue, consumer-protection, foreclosure, and transaction-specific requirements, proceedings arising solely from Website use may be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Arizona.
These Website Terms do not impose mandatory arbitration.
A separately executed transaction agreement may contain different enforceable dispute provisions.
97. Non-Waivable Arizona Rights
Nothing in these Terms waives rights that cannot legally be waived under applicable:
- Arizona fraud and disclosure law;
- Arizona Real Estate Law;
- Arizona wholesale-buyer and wholesale-seller law;
- Arizona Consumer Fraud Act;
- Arizona foreclosure-consultant law;
- Arizona communication-interception law;
- Arizona security-breach law;
- Arizona landlord-tenant law;
- Chandler building or fire requirements;
- Federal mortgage-assistance rules;
- Federal lead-disclosure law; or
- Other applicable law.
98. Transaction Agreements Control
These Website Terms do not replace:
- Purchase agreements;
- Assignment agreements;
- Brokerage agreements;
- Wholesale-buyer disclosures;
- Wholesale-seller disclosures;
- SPDS forms where used;
- Foreclosure-consulting contracts;
- Escrow documents;
- Title documents;
- Insurance-related agreements;
- Contractor agreements; or
- Other transaction-specific documents.
A separately executed transaction agreement governs that transaction to the extent enforceable.
99. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms periodically.
Updated Terms become effective when posted or on another identified effective date, subject to applicable law.
100. Severability
If a provision is invalid or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum lawful extent or severed, and the remaining provisions will remain effective.
101. No Waiver
Failure to enforce a provision does not waive the right to enforce it later.
102. Assignment
You may not assign these Website Terms without our written consent.
We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, affiliate reorganization, or sale of assets, subject to applicable law.
This provision does not determine whether a real estate purchase agreement may be assigned.
Assignment of a purchase agreement is governed by:
- The agreement itself;
- Arizona contract law;
- Arizona wholesaler-disclosure law;
- Arizona real estate licensing law;
- Foreclosure-related restrictions; and
- Other applicable requirements.
103. Entire Agreement Regarding Website Use
These Terms and the Privacy Policy govern Website use.
They do not supersede separately executed real estate transaction documents.
104. Contact Us
Questions concerning these Terms may be directed to:
I Buy Houses With Fire Damage Chandler
Chandler, Arizona
United States
Website: ibuyfiredamagedhomeschandlerarizona.com