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Local Requirements

Wood-Destroying Insect Information to be considered prior to issuance of the VA Notice of Value

IMPORTANT:

Only states requiring a wood-destroying insect inspection are included below. If a state is not listed below, then a wood-destroying insect inspection is not required unless specific issues are noted in the appraisal report.

Wood-Destroying Insect Information requirements can also be found in Chapter 12, Section 33 of the VA Lenders Handbook.

Wood-destroying insect information is required for the entire state of:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, The District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming.

MICHIGAN -

Wood-destroying insect information is only required for the following Michigan counties: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Mason, Monroe, Muskegon, Oakland, Oceana, Ottawa, St. Clair, St. Joseph, VanBuren, Washtenaw and Wayne.

NEW HAMPSHIRE -

Wood-destroying insect information is only required for the following New Hampshire counties: Cheshire, Sullivan, Merrimack, Rockingham, Belknap, Hillsborough and Strafford.

NEW YORK -

Wood-destroying insect information is only required for the following counties: Bronx, Broome, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester.

PUERTO RICO -

Wood-destroying insect information is required if any part of the property (including carport, terraces, etc.) is (or will be) constructed of wood not pressure treated in conformance with American Wood Preservers Institute (A.W.P.I) standards.

VERMONT -

Wood-destroying insect information is only required for the following Vermont counties: Bennington and Windham.

WISCONSIN -

Wood-destroying insect information is only required for the following Wisconsin counties: Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Vernon, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha.

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