Reply To: House in Brooklyn was extended, how do I find out if it was done legally

So the best person to contact here is an architect? In my case its a relatives house and they have to sell.

This violation thing is so strange. Why do they keep a record of it since 1986 and do nothing? Only when someone wants to get a mortgage there’s a problem? If the Dept of Buildings was aware of it in 1986 why didnt they do anything?