Form AVID, Revised 11 07) 2025

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open it in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering the property address in the designated field. Ensure accuracy as this is crucial for the inspection disclosure.
  3. Fill in the date of inspection and time, along with any other persons present during the inspection. This information provides context for the disclosure.
  4. In each section (Entry, Living Room, Kitchen, etc.), provide observations based on your visual inspection. Use clear and concise language to describe conditions.
  5. For any observed or known conditions not specified above, utilize the 'Other Observed or Known Conditions' section to document additional findings.
  6. Finally, ensure all parties involved (buyers and sellers) initial and sign where indicated to acknowledge receipt of this disclosure.

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A seller is required to provide the TDS even when selling property without an agent, such as in a for sale by owner transaction. The TDS also must be provided for sales of a new residential property that is not part of a subdivision, such as a new home or a new four-unit building being built on a lot.
Both sellers and buyer agents are supposed to do it.
Completing the AVID Clearly fill out the form. Fill in Date/Time, Weather conditions, Other persons present. Note Agent inspection limitations [See AVID page 1] Fill in each section with no blank lines. Include the actual name of people present. Makes notes for each room. Add other rooms as needed.
AVID is short for Agent Visual Inspection Disclosure. This a report by the Real Estate Agent(s) involved. It covers visible defects or issues that the agent can identify during their walkthrough of the property. Agents are required to produce an AVID under California Civil Code section 2079.
The short answer on the purpose of the AVID It is not optional. If an attentive Realtor walks through and notes something that would make a buyer unhappy to discover after close of escrow, that agent needs to note it on the required form so that any such concerns are disclosed to the home buyer(s).

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Every Listing Agent and Selling Agent of residential properties (1-4 units) is required to perform a reasonably competent and diligent visual inspection of accessible areas of the property offered for sale and to disclose in writing their findings of material items.
Its the law! Agent Duty to Inspect and Disclose created the Agent Visual Inspection Disclosure (AVID), that alternatively, may be used to document the agents inspection. There are several advantages to using the AVID rather than the TDS.

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