Start with the parcel and address
The City’s Neighborhood Statistical Areas dataset ↗ is a planning and data reference, not a legal boundary determination or property report. Confirm a specific address in the City’s Property Viewer ↗ and review the applicable Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance ↗ before relying on an assumption about use, additions, or renovation.
Homebuyer, seller, and investor checklist
- Compare the lot and structure: legal description, boundaries, access, utilities, drainage, additions, roof, foundation, and major systems.
- Request available disclosures, surveys, inspections, permits, renovation records, repair invoices, leases, and association documents.
- Review flood-map information and seek current insurance guidance early. FEMA maps are a starting point and do not determine coverage or site conditions.
- For a planned renovation, rental, conversion, or investment, verify address-specific requirements and records before budgeting or making representations.
Sellers can gather documents that accurately describe completed work and current condition. Buyers and investors can use the same records to compare ownership responsibilities, intended use, and next questions for lenders, inspectors, insurers, title professionals, attorneys, and agencies.
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