Permits & violations
Municipal issues and property records
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- Permits & violations · New York City
Do ECB/OATH Fines and HPD Charges Follow a NYC Property to the New Owner?
When an unpaid OATH/ECB penalty or HPD charge follows a NYC property to a new owner after a sale, REO purchase or foreclosure auction. - Permits & violations · New York City
How to Check a NYC Property for Violations, Permits and Charges Before Contract
Which NYC portals show DOB violations, permits, COs, OATH summonses, HPD violations, taxes and water charges, and what each finding means at closing. - Permits & violations · New York City
Legal Two-Family or Not? Reconciling DOB, DOF, HPD and the Listing Before You Buy or Lend in NYC
A NYC house listed as a two-family is only legally one if DOB records say so. How to reconcile the CO, DOF class, HPD registration and the listing. - Permits & violations · New York City
No Certificate of Occupancy or a CO Mismatch in NYC: Can You Close?
A missing NYC certificate of occupancy or a use that doesn't match it rarely stops a deed, but it can stop a loan. What it means and how it gets fixed. - Permits & violations · New York City
NYC Property Violations at Closing: DOB, OATH/ECB and HPD Explained
Which NYC DOB, OATH/ECB and HPD violations are liens, which are information only, and how each is cleared or handled at a closing. - Permits & violations · New York City
Open Building Permits and a NYC Sale: Who Cures, Escrow Holdbacks and Lender Requirements
How an open DOB job or permit affects a NYC sale, why old permits surface at closing, who closes them out, and how escrow holdbacks work. - Permits & violations · Westchester County
Open Permits and Certificates of Occupancy at a Westchester Closing
How open building permits and missing COs affect a Westchester County sale, what the municipal search shows, and how to close out permits before closing. - Permits & violations · New York City
You Found an Old DOB Violation After Closing in NYC: What Title Covered and Your Options
Found an open DOB or ECB violation after a NYC closing? Why the owner's policy usually doesn't cover it, what recourse exists, and how to clear it.