Due Dilligence Resources?

[John Fabros]

I'm currently under contract for a property with an addition that seems about 20 years old, trying to find out if permits were pulled for it. PIVS (http://pivs.dcra.dc.gov) seems to only have information going back to 2008. I found this link for the DCRA Records Room (http://dcra.dc.gov/service/records-room) is this the right resource to use? Are there other places I should be pulling records from?

[M Marie M.]

Have you poked around https://gov.propertyinfo.com/DC-Washington/ (I got it from

http://dcra.dc.gov/node/381242 )? When given an option between sitting around an office or going on-line, I'll pick on-line everytime.

You do need to sign up for the service and if you want to print off a copy (even from your own printer) it's gonna cost you. It doesn't cost a dime to look or do a screen capture. Recently a neighbor needed a copy of a deed for a lot we neighbors had permission from the owner to park on. DDOT was claiming it was public land and ticketed.... long story. Anyway, Once I remembered my password, and was able to get my computer to jive with Java, I could see the the images of the deed. I also looked for my property. It goes back to 1921. If searching by square and lot, use four numbers for square (ex. 0451) and if it is something like Sq. 0123 West, use W0123. 

I don't have any financial ties to the .com mentioned. The .gov takes my money and provides me with joy & frustration.