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House in Brooklyn was extended, how do I find out if it was done legally (owner might not be forthcoming)?
I know of a house for sale which was extended. Someone told me they think the extension was illegal (without approval/permit).
To begin with, whats the cheapest and most accurate way to find out if the extension was legal?
If the extension wasnt legal (not enough feet left til the end of the property), buyer wont be able to get mortgage. What are the options if its illegal and someone wants to buy the house and get a mortgage?
Ask privately.
If the guy gets in trouble,the house won’t be for sale until he “undoes” it anyway.I know 2 people that happened to.
I meant,ask the kind of person who won’t “maser” on the fellow who “over-built”.
you can look it up yourself if you have the block & lot number & take a trip downtown
check the public records for the home in question. you can see if they got permits to extend. the information is available online, and it is free.
Go to the Dept of Buildings website and see if a permit was issued and the building is within the scope of the permit.
yaakov doe, thanx for the link, i tried my own house and found a violation, how can I find out what the violation is?
Contact a professional architect or building engineer. Don’t play with this kind of stuff yourself in NY; you can lose everything.
In fact, when I had yechidus with the Admou”r meCreedmoor, he told me that if you set your house alight, you will not be able to collect insurance on the illegally extended part.
Seriously, violations of any type are serious business. Don’t touch a home or building with uncorrectable major violations. Sometimes an architect can correct them but fines probably have to be paid along with steep planning fees.
@ofcourse: Forget 1986, the records go back to the 20s and 30s.
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It will come up on the Title Report when they want to sell and then they will have to straighten it out. Since it is a Buyer’s market they wont get anything from the Purchasers, if there are a lot of violations and liens against the property it can get pretty pricey on the Seller’s title bill.
we had no problem getting a mortgage and renewing it twice, so the violation can’t be too major. how can i find anything out without contacting an architect?
of course, i only clicked on the link because it was posted here and i wanted to see what they said about my house. no one told us there was a violation so i have no clue why there is one there. i would like to know what is going on.
You can get rid of them yourself.
Once you find out what violation you are dealing with you go to nyc.gov/finance and on the right side of the page there are options of what you can pay for (ECB violations, Health violations etc..)
Not every violation can be cured simply by paying a fine.
i need the link so i am posting to get it back on top.
There has always been such a backup with violations that NY only bothers with the big ones – dangerous or causing inconvenience to others – or when neighbors really complain (as in, unfortunately, shuls in homes).
I know someone who called a violation abatement contractor to get rid of his shvigger when she overstayed her welcome and he reported her as a violation!
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