Is this an ADU?

[Mike Ault]

When I come across these situations, I figure out market impact and also include cost to retroactively obtain permits.

So how would you do that without looking behind sheetrock? Lots of potentially defective plumbing and dangerous wiring hidden underneath that. You would have to make so many assumptions that the exercise would seem to be meaningless.

 

[Sadie]

So how would you do that without looking behind sheetrock? Lots of potentially defective plumbing and dangerous wiring hidden underneath that. You would have to make so many assumptions that the exercise would seem to be meaningless.

You call whoever issues the permits. Its not that uncommon and its usually the cost of the permits, doubled, plus whatever work you need to do so they can inspect.

Its not cheap and not impossible.

 

[Mike Ault]

You call whoever issues the permits. Its not that uncommon and its usually the cost of the permits, doubled, plus whatever work you need to do so they can inspect.

Its not cheap and not impossible.

How do you determine what work they need to do? Could be none, could be a lot. They might have to re-plumb and rewire the whole addition once the sheet rock is down.

 

[Sadie]

How do you determine what work they need to do? Could be none, could be a lot. They might have to re-plumb and rewire the whole addition once the sheet rock is down.

Of course you don't know what is behind the walls. What I posted was just to get the permits, not fix whatever weirdness the DIYer did.

 

[J Grant]

You call whoever issues the permits. Its not that uncommon and its usually the cost of the permits, doubled, plus whatever work you need to do so they can inspect.

Its not cheap and not impossible.

That makes no sense. Why would an appraiser volunteer for that liability?
A permit costs very little to get. It is the work that might be needed - anything from a cost of zero if all code was met even though a permit was not obtained, to minor cost to high cost to ordering to tear the structure down. A contractor would have to be called in to inspect and check that the work met obscure code items like how many nails are used, how far apart a wood strut is from a support, and so on.

 

[alebrewer]

ok - so we've beaten 'is this an adu' to death. How bout this one: Why is this still a thread?

 

[Mike Ault]

ok - so we've beaten 'is this an adu' to death. How bout this one: Why is this still a thread?

Gives us another opportunity to disagree with each other.

 

[Sadie]

That makes no sense. Why would an appraiser volunteer for that liability?
A permit costs very little to get. It is the work that might be needed - anything from a cost of zero if all code was met even though a permit was not obtained, to minor cost to high cost to ordering to tear the structure down. A contractor would have to be called in to inspect and check that the work met obscure code items like how many nails are used, how far apart a wood strut is from a support, and so on.

When I have done that, I check with the planning dept, and just state per planning dept, the cure is whatever they told me. No fee just what they told me. Usually its the permit fee plus a penalty. And that is just to get the permit.

 

[Tom4value]

How do you determine what work they need to do? Could be none, could be a lot. They might have to re-plumb and rewire the whole addition once the sheet rock is down.

You don't. You first determine if it is reasonable that it is possible (i.e., ADUs are allowed with a permit) and then make an extraordinary assumption that a permit could be obtained. Of course, if ADUs are not allowed, ever, you can't make an EA.