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Nicholas LaGatta
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Atlanta, GA
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Permitting Un-permitted Addition, Architect or Engineer Sign Off?

Nicholas LaGatta
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Atlanta, GA
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Far be it from me to dabble in grey areas of real estate investing...but I've got a question for those investors and contractors more familiar with dealing with the city of Atlanta than I am.  I purchased a property which I knew at the time had an unpermitted addition and a Stop Work Order from the prior owner.  I knew the risk I was taking on and that the property would have to start from scratch and have everything brought into compliance with the city.  

Since the addition is already built and no longer a "proposed structure," it will be included in the drawings showing the current structure of the property.  I've gotten conflicting information from different contractors about how this scenario will play out.

Since we aren't proposing building an addition, would footing inspections still be required?  Of course, there is no practical way to inspect the rebar on the footings in the current state.  

If footing inspections are required, I understand certification from an engineer can be used to satisfy this requirement.  However, one contractor has had a real challenge getting an engineer to sign off on a similar project for another client, since they don't want to accept the liability.  I have an architect willing to sign off on the structure.  Would architect sign-off be an acceptable alternative to getting an engineer to sign off?

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