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I found a great piece of land with a manufactured home that includes a newly built cabin on the other side of the property in rural Northeast Washington State. We are considering writing up an offer, but after looking up the property with the county, I found that there is no permit for the cabin.
My idea was using this in negotiations to potentially get the cost down and have the offer be contingent on the unpermitted structure being verified as being up to code by a licensed contractor. I'd really hate to buy it and just have it be a liability, as I'm not really interested in the property without both structures. The sellers are going through a divorce and want to get out as soon as possible, so I'm not sure that they're going to want to bother with getting the permitting done themselves before the sale. Thank you.
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Looking at rural house with unpermitted cabin, what risks am I taking?
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Would I, as the buyer, have to report the unpermitted structure to the county when making the purchase and transferring the property title?
Would they retroactively issue a permit for a previously built unpermitted structure if it was up to code, or would they force me to tear it down?
My idea was using this in negotiations to potentially get the cost down and have the offer be contingent on the unpermitted structure being verified as being up to code by a licensed contractor. I'd really hate to buy it and just have it be a liability, as I'm not really interested in the property without both structures. The sellers are going through a divorce and want to get out as soon as possible, so I'm not sure that they're going to want to bother with getting the permitting done themselves before the sale. Thank you.
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Looking at rural house with unpermitted cabin, what risks am I taking?
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