Start with the address and parcel
The City’s Neighborhood Statistical Areas dataset ↗ is a planning and data reference, not a legal boundary or property report. Confirm the specific address and parcel with the City’s Property Viewer ↗, then review the applicable rules in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance ↗.
Review the whole property before making a plan
- Compare the parcel, legal description, access, boundaries, lot layout, utilities, drainage, and any additions or outbuildings.
- Request available disclosures, surveys, inspections, permits, renovation records, repair invoices, leases, and association documents.
- Review roof, foundation, moisture, drainage, and major systems; use FEMA’s map as a starting point and ask an insurance professional about current coverage options.
- For planned renovation, rental, conversion, or investment use, verify address-specific requirements and records before estimating costs or making representations.
Sellers can assemble records that accurately explain completed work and known conditions. Buyers and investors can use the same documents to compare the property with their plans and identify questions for inspectors, insurers, lenders, surveyors, title professionals, attorneys, and public agencies.
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