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Plus it is overpriced by almost 100%.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Daly-City/21-Westridge-Ave-94015/home/561776

I would hope that before one buys, they'll check out to ensure permits were pulled for the additions. The property assessor's site will show the size & amount of rooms in a house - if no permits, they won't be reflected on the assessor's tax appraisal. However, I'd check at the county building dept.

And check out that location. On a busy road that leads directly to a freeway on/off ramp. Perfect for sitting outside in tranquility, no traffic sounds.

Not sure exactly what you mean but does it pertain to this from the description:

"This is a very large home all added on with permits as per seller"

LMAO! This is actually in the Realtor property description? Jeez Louise. Very lame but bottom line: If there is no Certificate of Occupancy for whatever space was 'all added on'... then why not? And if the home DOES have a C of O for construction as is, why in the world would the 6%'er add this comment? IMHO, this is fishy or this Realtor is lazy and/or a total imbecile. My BS antennae detectors are up.

A non-familiar guess would be there are illegal aspects to this house that violate zoning/building code that even make the realtor take pause. He/she may know it ain't all 100% legal and is CHA.

To answer your question “What happens if a seller claims additions were permitted?”: the lawyers almost always find out there is no C of O for the illegal additions and the sale can not proceed unless all is first legalized by the local jurisdiction. It is upon the owner to do this and incur all associated fees.

PS (can't help it): I'm sure the Realtor considers itself a 'professional expert' and wants the full 6% - in the meantime won't check the legal status of the current home even with it's own doubts. And all it takes is going down to a kiosk in Town Hall...

Yea - I caught the "as per seller" comment. A competent realwhore would check it out themselves - but their job is to place an ad and sell the place. It's certainly not to verify that the property is in working order, permits were pulled, etc.

Realtors are like prostitutes. They do what they're paid to do and nothing more - morals certainly don't matter.

BTW, for almost a $mil the stove is jammed in a corner and apparently there's no d/w?? At least remove the drainboard and take the dishes out of the sink?

Yea - for such a huge place, it's amazing how teeny that kitchen is.

That picture is the kitchen addition in the lower level. It's just that I've been following this area a lot. I know that in order for an in-law to be legal, it must have 2 side by side parking spaces. So this is definitely information the realtor does NOT want to verify because he/she fears the results.

But lets say I bought this property thinking it was all legal, and 3 years after purchase, the city comes to me and wants me to tear it down. Will the seller be held liable?

I just checked the property records and it does confirm it indeed is a very large house, larger than I have seen. Six bedrooms confirmed. But it doesn't mean they have not added a kitchen after the inspection. I'd need to look at the 3R.

Vain says

I just checked the property records and it does confirm it indeed is a very large house, larger than I have seen. Six bedrooms confirmed. But it doesn’t mean they have not added a kitchen after the inspection. I’d need to look at the 3R.

what's a 3r?