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December 17, 2022
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rental demolish requires asbestos remediation.

  • December 17, 2022
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Rental house damaged by fire declared by city as not habitable.  City requires asbestos removal prior permit for demolition.  I know that demolition cost is added to land basis.  Is the required asbestos removal deductible or must it too be capitalized.  The City will not provide a permit to demolish until the building is rendered safe of hazardous materials.

    Best answer by Critter-3

    That is also capitalized into the cost of the land ... it is part of the demolition process.

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    Critter-3
    Critter-3Answer
    December 17, 2022

    That is also capitalized into the cost of the land ... it is part of the demolition process.

    Carl11_2
    Employee
    December 18, 2022

    In your case, remediation costs are not treated any differently than your demolition costs. The total of both are added to the cost basis of the land.