Additional Fees – California

California Inspection Surcharge

California Real Estate Law, requires Listing Brokers to visually inspect all property, or have a licensed 3rd party visually inspect the property, prior to listing any residential real properties in the MLS. This applies to all properties, including vacant land.

The additional fee charged to list your property in California is used to cover the expense of a licensed real estate professional to conduct the inspection. You will be contacted directly to arrange a time for the inspection that suits your schedule.

Please note that we will need the inspection report prior to us being able to list your home in the MLS.


Breach of Broker Duty to Purchaser to Inspect and Disclose California Law: Civil Code § 2079
(a) It is the duty of a real estate broker or salesperson, licensed under Division 4 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Business and Professions Code, to a prospective buyer of single-family residential real property or a manufactured home as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code, to conduct a reasonably competent and diligent visual inspection of the property offered for sale and to disclose to that prospective buyer all facts materially affecting the value or desirability of the property that an investigation would reveal, if that broker has a written contract with the seller to find or obtain a buyer or is a broker who acts in cooperation with that broker to find and obtain a buyer.