Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York
extension not to code
we own a home (closed in march) our contractor found the back extension is not to code and has to be taken down. We want to know who is responsible, our lawyer, surveyer, the title company or the engineer. We hired all these people to do the job when we closed and not one of them found that there was no CO for this. It took our contractor to go to our town to find this out. thank you diane
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: extension not to code
On first glance the engineer whom you hired - I presume as a home inspector should have known that there was no co and that the back extension is not up to code.
The title company only is concerned about questions of title and not on construction, same as the surveyor.
The lawyer may be responsible as he oversees the matter, however, he is not an engineer, contractor etc. and probably doesn't change lightbulbs.
One person whom you did not mention should be no. 1 on your hit list - the prior owner.
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