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John A. Weeks III wrote:
> In article <1154199775.086438.90680@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
> "Ivanna Pee" <freak@Infectedmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I own my home in NY USA. A few years ago I had personal
> > freinds/professionals finish the basement and put in a half-bath
> > downstairs as well. Now I'm looking to sell. A broker tells me she
> > can't list the living space of my finished basement because there is
> > no C of O for it.
> >
> > Am I in a jam? I had no plumbing permit. What am I up against to get a
> > C of O now? Is it possible that I could not be able to get get one and
> > be force to leave my own home?
>
> Get a 2nd opinion. In most places, you can do your own work,
> within some limits. Find out for sure rather than trusting
> a real estate jockey for legal advice.
>
> It is no big loss to not be able to list the basement living
> area. Few buyers count below grade space as real living
> space. I doubt too many people are going to be impressed with
> the house just because it has some finished area in the basement.
>
> -john-
>
> --
In many municipalities this can be a significant disclosure issue. Here
in Florida, most buyrs will discover this during the inspection period
of the contract after you sell the hosue. Much better to handle the
problem now. Have a local attorney, for protection, request from your
town or county the rules on handing modicifations without a permit. It
can sometimes be as simple as an inspection and paying a fine of three
times the normal permit fee. But have the lawyer inquire as a shield.
I also disagree with 'john_ in today's tougher market you WANT all the
square feet you can to show legally and lawfully yo get the most money.
DJ - Realtor for 30+ years.... not some real estate jockey!
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Re: Cert of Occupancy
