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Originally Posted by ckissick
I'm in almost the same biz as Jim. (civil engineer)
You mean the builder/seller does not have the final permit on the house yet? Be very careful about buying a house before the final is issued. If the house is over a setback line, some (probably most) building departments will make you tear down the offending wall and re-do that entire part of the house, foundation and all. I've seen it happen.
I've also seen a house that was 6-inches too tall, and they had to remove the entire roof and a steel moment frame at great cost to make the house 6 inches shorter.
The seller should pay for it. If not, at least get the survey done before close of escrow.
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Don't remind me.
The house I sold in NY was permitted as a one story but I had bed/bathrooms upstairs.
Builder pulled a fast one on the permits.
Sold the place in November, had to hire an expeditor to get all the permits sorted. Still not done and the buyer still has $10k of my money in escrow.
Suing the builder and my former attorney to recoup the $8k it cost me to cure.