illegal Extention on home??????

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peterpith
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March 22, 2010 - 9:13 am
Hi Guys,
I bought a home and completed a a small reno on kitchen and bathroom.
How ever the house has a room which has been extended onto the kitchen area and has been done without a permit.
I now want to sell the place but Im scared someone might question the illegal extention which was there when i bought the place. Im silly for not asking the agent when I first purchased the house. This extention looks like it's been done 10 to 15 years ago.
Can someone help me… What do I do???
Regards,
Peter.
Richard Taylor
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March 22, 2010 - 11:40 am
Ring the local Council and get the extension approved simple as that.
If the work was done illegally then it is likely to be picked up on either a Building Inspection or an Council Seach carried out by the Buyers Solicitor and either way you may find yourself in more trouble if you let them notify the Council rather than you.
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Ryan McLean
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March 24, 2010 - 12:57 am
I agree with Richard. Let the council know of your situation and see if you can get it approved. The cost will be more than worth the sleepless nights you will save worrying about it.
ps. There are so many houses that have bodgy extensions out there.
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gords
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March 30, 2010 - 6:00 am
I am sure there is an insureance you can buy to help cover these situations. Not sure if It only applies once you buy the house though. Speak to a conveyancer about it they will be able to help
DD
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April 5, 2010 - 12:48 am
Anything thats been standing for more than 10 years is probably going to get a rubber stamp from council. In 2000 when my father died, his Forster NSW house we put on the market. The agent found the whole building had never had its final occupancy approval and it had been there 12 years. The council signed off on it without a problem.
The house was then sold. Richard is right, get on the phone.
DD
cowenan
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April 12, 2010 - 11:45 am
if it was done that long ago it may be exempt under a statute of limitation