ᐅ Demolition Handover Report – Who Has Experience? Insights?

I would add to the report a confirmation from the seller that, to the best of their knowledge and truthfully, the house does not contain any contamination from hazardous materials (e.g., asbestos).

Silent010 schrieb:
I would add to the record a seller’s confirmation that, to the best of their knowledge and truthfully, the house does not contain any contamination with hazardous substances (e.g., asbestos).

To my knowledge, that should have been included in the purchase agreement.

ypg schrieb:
As far as I know, that should have been stated in the purchase contract.

I was about to write that when I received the notification for a new post!
We are buying "as inspected" – or, if there are deviations from this principle, "as specified in the purchase contract" (e.g., removal of furniture, etc.).

... but it was bought in June?!
So, when was the notarized contract finalized?
If there is nothing mentioned regarding asbestos or similar issues and the “defects” were already visible, there is nothing that can be done. If the defects only become apparent during demolition, you cannot see or object to them at the handover, so no deception has occurred in that case. That’s my opinion...
As mentioned before: a handover protocol is prepared for later claims for damages in rental or house purchase situations (promptly).
So if the house is from a period when harmful materials were used in construction, the buyer must expect hidden defects that are not visible at the time. Because that is what matters during demolition.
But the demolition company usually requests this information or at least prepares for it accordingly.

Even the meter readings shouldn't matter, since new ones will be installed anyway.
You will never sign a contract with these meters.

ypg schrieb:
... but it was purchased in June?!
So, when was the notarized contract actually concluded?
If there is nothing mentioned regarding asbestos etc. and the “defects” were already visible, then there’s nothing that can be done. If they only become apparent during demolition, you obviously can’t detect or complain about them at handover, so there is no deception. Just my opinion...
As already said, a handover report is drawn up for future claims of damages in case of rental or house purchase (shortly after handover).
So if the house is from a time when hazardous materials were used, the buyer must expect that there may be hidden defects (not currently visible). Because that’s what really matters when demolishing.
But the demolition company also asks for this or at least prepares for it.

That’s correct. The purchase was divided into two phases so that the seller could buy a new property. The signing and registration of the priority notice were in June, followed by a partial payment; the move-out and handover of keys are now in November with payment of the remaining purchase price. The time in between was used for planning, the building permit/planning permission, and tenders. But that doesn’t really affect the matter at hand, does it?

We are not really concerned about asbestos. If it is present, it must simply be removed and disposed of professionally. Based on the current situation, I also don’t expect it to be a problem. So please don’t focus on the asbestos aspect right now.

apokolok schrieb:
Even the meter readings should not matter, since new ones will be installed anyway. You will never sign a contract with these meters.

I just want to clearly document up to which meter reading any consumption is attributable to the previous owner and what is then effectively our “responsibility.” This concerns especially the drinking water connection — here, connection is mandatory, and the meter will not be removed on the day of handover due to demolition. Or am I misunderstanding the process here?