Building permits

[Lisa Foster-Bryant]

BP,

   I did a walk through of a potential property this morning. The comps from our realtor and the tax assessors office show the property as having 2.5 bathrooms. During the walk through we found that the property actually has 3.5 bathrooms. How do find out if the property had a legal permit to build an extra full bathroom?

[Paul Ortiz]

@Lisa Foster-Bryant 

 most cities have a website, but if they don't just go to the Building & Safety Department.

if you give them the Assessor's Parcel Number (APN #) you can get all the information relating to the Building Permits that have been issued to the property as well as whom might have pull the permits (I.E.  Owner/Builder or Contractor.)

Cheers