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Property Records

Propert research is required in certain scenarious. The best example for this is if you are thinking about purchasing a home. Often times, what you see is not what you get, meaning some of the structures (guest house for example) located on the property may have been built illegaly. Discovering this information prior to purchasing your home can save you a lot of future hassle; unnessary spending and can better secure the value of your home.

What you are reading here is crucial since most of the entities involved in your home will never provide you with this information, most likely because they just dont know.

The #1 mistake that we have seen over the years is homeowners thinking that the home inspection that takes place during escrow will expose additions or structures that have been built without a permit. (Such as a garage conversion, recreation room, guest house, deck/patio or a room added to the house) keep in mind that the inspection conducted during escrow is meant strictly to expose physical damages or functional issues with the house. This basically means that if you bought a home with an illegal structure on it, you are responsible for legalizing it even if you didn’t build it. In fact, the city will not allow you to do any remodeling or construction until you either remove the illegal part of the building or get a permit for it.

Property research may include:
  • Property history including all permit records as well as any zoning cases, yard variances, Sub-divisions and lot ties that may be present on the property.
  • Identifying any existing illegal structures or additions.
  • Any items that may affect remodeling or construction such as public utility easements, zoning restrictions such as lot coverage and floor to area ratio, CRA, design Review Board and etc'.