Buying a Richmond-Area Home With Unpermitted Work: What to Look For, What the Locality Can Require and Your Options
What counts as unpermitted work, what Richmond, Chesterfield and Henrico publish about permits, and the options a buyer has.
What counts as unpermitted work, what Richmond, Chesterfield and Henrico publish about permits, and the options a buyer has.
What the Code of Virginia says about division fences, what Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield say about fence permits and height, and what to check about…
How to negotiate after a Richmond-area home inspection: what Virginia contracts allow, how repair requests, credits and price reductions differ, and how lenders and appraisers…
Chesterfield County’s published permit thresholds for sheds, fences, decks and pools, and why an HOA’s covenants are a separate approval for Midlothian-area owners and buyers.
What the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act's 100-foot buffer means for a Midlothian-area buyer: how to check a parcel on Chesterfield's map, what needs county approval…
General information on a neighbor's tree that crosses the line in Virginia: the Supreme Court of Virginia's Fancher v. Fagella decision, what self-help covers, tree…
What the City of Richmond and Henrico County require for a short-term rental permit, what Virginia law allows localities to ask, and what we could…
What the IRS says about deducting mortgage interest and points on a home purchase, including the $750,000 limit, the itemizing requirement and Form 1098.
How Virginia land-use assessment and roll-back taxes work for Richmond-area acreage buyers, using the Code of Virginia and Chesterfield County's Special Assessment Program page.
Old plumbing in Richmond-area homes: what galvanized, polybutylene, cast iron and lead service lines mean for inspections, insurance and closing, with what Richmond, Henrico and…