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You build a beautiful home in a dream location...you don't protect the home from termites until you find them eating your home during renovations...you hire a termite company to treat but they don't really do a great job and a two years after you hire them...swarmers are coming out of the walls. In Florida, termite protection is not an option. You protect it or you lose it.

For boaters...be careful bringing possessions from your boat into your home...

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New study shows invasive termites threatening homes in Florida are spreading farther than predicted Florida’s coastal and urban counties continue to see the spread of two invasive termite species beyond South Florida. The species are now threatening structures statewide, according to a new University of Florida study.

Don't let this happen to you. Home had an active termite contract...buyers inspector missed visible evidence of termites...one year later, new owner is looking at substantial structural repairs

If you are involved in a real estate transaction or, if you are a real estate agent/broker, you should be familiar with this law:
Florida Statute 475.278(2):
(2) TRANSACTION BROKER RELATIONSHIP.—A transaction broker provides a limited form of representation to a buyer, a seller, or both in a real estate transaction but does not represent either in a fiduciary capacity or as a single agent. The duties of the real estate licensee in this limited form of representation include the following:
(a) Dealing honestly and fairly;
(b) Accounting for all funds;
(c) Using skill, care, and diligence in the transaction;
(d) Disclosing all known facts that materially affect the value of residential real property and are not readily observable to the buyer;
This law means the real estate agent/broker and the Seller must disclose all material defects with the home. One thing which is not readily apparent to a home buyer is termites.
For years I have cautioned the real estate agents we work with to take the WDO inspection report seriously. When the inspector notes Evidence or Damage of termites, it is serious business and now, the agent and the Seller are fully aware of the issue.
On many occasions I have witnessed agents/sellers discard the report, make some repairs to hide the evidence, and then obtain a new WDO report from a different company who provides the "clean" WDO report because the evidence was hidden. That, my friends, is a violation of 475.278(2)(d) and it can get an agent sued.
Here are the charges against a Seller/Agent/Broker from an inspection our company performed in July, 2022, which came to light to a different buyer (ours walked away) when swarmers came out of the walls in May, 2023:
Breach of Contract - Seller
Fraudulent Concealment - Sellers and Agent/Broker.
Non-Disclosure - Seller
Negligence - Seller and Agent/Broker.
Violation of FS 475.278 - real estate agent.
Vicarious liability - Broker.
The lawsuit is for repairs (over $100k), loss of use, loss of enjoyment, devaluation, attorneys fees, court costs, etc., etc....
The Agent discarded our report which showed damage and termites, they had the Seller hide the evidence and then obtained a new "clean" WDO from another company.
The moral of this sad story is:
1: Hire/refer an inspector who can perform treatment.
2: If an issue is found, let the inspection company fix or treat it and then let them issue an updated report showing the treatment.
3. Never try to hide material defects from a Buyer.
4. If you suspect the home has not been maintained or may have defects, tell your Seller to get a Pre-Listing inspection to include a WDO!

Do you know that over-application of fertilizer and herbicides kills the beneficial micro-organisms, nematodes, fungi and earthworms in your lawn? Your lawn becomes addicted to the fertilizer fix. No lawn needs six fertilizer treatments a year and if that is what you are doing, your soil is basically worthless dirt with no natural life. Think about it.

Unlike other termite treatments, the Sentricon® system offers visible evidence of protection AND is backed by 70+ efficacy studies. Around here, we call that "tried and true."

Used our TermaTrac to locate and map drywood termite galleries in this boat at the Florida Museum of Natural History (Gainesville). Since we were able to locate the galleries, we were able to spot treat and save this exhibit for the museum.