Comments on: Non-permitted Additions

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 21 May 2015 20:29:05 +0000

Yea, me too. I work in an area where three counties come together and they all have different attitudes — one county has a zero tolerance attitude. “FIRST, TEAR IT DOWN AND THEN COME AND APPLY FOR A BP, BTW YOU CAN APPLY FOR A DEMOLITION PERMIT AT THE NEXT COUNTER. I THINK ITS $1,500 BUT I COULD BE WRONG – YOU’LL HAVE TO ASK THEM. WHO DID YOU SAY YOUR APPRAISER WAS?” The other two counties are constantly changing policy, so ………..

By: Taken down

Taken down — Tue, 06 May 2014 15:13:40 +0000

Don’t forget that the city of county can come by and either make the property owner tear the addition down and convert the structure to the original permited size or the owner can pay to have it permitted. I have seen this twice in the past year in my market area.

By: Bad advice

Bad advice — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:54:54 +0000

Who defines what “workmanlike manner” actually means? I’m an appraiser, not a contractor. And it is not within my expertise as an appraiser to make that judgement.

It DOES NOT matter at all what the lender wants. All that matters in this case is what is legally permissible. And non-permitted construction is not legal, and appraisers who count is as so are opening themselves up for major liability – that their E&O will NOT cover. And it’s also a great way to lose your license, and income – when the state pulls your license.

The idea that an appraiser should ignore the legality of the issue is beyond bad advice. You should be ashamed of yourself for even suggesting as much.

By: TD

TD — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:30:41 +0000

Great article!! Some good information. It’s not always possible to verify if an addition was permitted, depending on how records are kept in a given county. Several counties I work in track permits by the owner or contractor! (should always be by address, in my opinion).