Our house was built in 2003, in 2004 the code was amended to require venting of the gas range hood to the outside. We're selling and the buyers are demanding that we do this, is it necessary?

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Our house was built in 2003, in 2004 the code was amended to require venting of the gas range hood to the outside. We're selling and the buyers are demanding that we do this, is it necessary?

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Dr. Md Rushad Rahman · Answer 1 · Apr 19, 2020 08:12:42

If your home was built before this code, it's not required that you bring it up to code, the code is for new construction or if you're doing renovations. The house inspector might flag this when people want to buy the house, which could lower the value if they wish to bring it up to code, though. It's up to you what you want to do in terms of the buyers. You might just want to see if they'll lower their offer.

Our house was built in 2003, in 2004 the code was amended to require venting of the gas range hood to the outside. We're selling and the buyers are demanding that we do this, is it necessary?

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