2,178,603
I don't know the answer to this question but would be surprised if someone not on title could initiate a permit on property they don't own. What about getting the current owner to initiate the permit?
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
5,583,278
one could in my town/state.... why would one want to spend money before closing.... stuff happens before closing that can prevent a closing!!! builder begin the process of pulling a permit and having it in hand prior to closing....but they won't spend any money....and the owner of the land won't allow tree cutting before closing.....
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Todd Phillips
Phoenix, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
86,514
Sure, but you'd better have permisson from all involved agencies PLUS the Seller. Here in the greatest state of California we have to obtain Seller's permisson to have any county/city inspections done. Sounds like our town!
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
1,052,211
Talk to the appropriate governmental bureaucrat. But I think that as long as the property owner would sign off that they were on board with it you probably could. Probably more accurately, it would be them obtaining the permit in their name because as the owner of the property they would really be the only one authorized. We've gone through zoning changes during escrow. It's pretty much the same thing.
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Joseph Domino 480-390-...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,049,450
I would think that’s a question for the local building department. And would you want to spend money before closing
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
4,319,419
John Bear I do not think so!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Praful Thakkar
Andover, MA
1,622,432
I'd just call city. Each city is different on permits, also depends what kind of tree you want to cut down.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
6,393,609
As long as it is okay with the seller and the municipality.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
2,781,173
Sure but you would need written permission of the owner of record
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
1,844,301
I would say no as the seller as the owner has to do it or has the 'right' to do it. Buyer has no right to request anything until they own it. You could start the process as the seller but check to see if it can be transferred or does the new buyer have to start over.
I would run it by a different village to see what they say lol.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
2,684,109
The sooner, the better. I was at a Land Use hearing for a proposed new subdivision in summer of 2016, there were two dozen bureaucrats from local and state agencies, plus the protesting environmentalists. A year and a half later, the developer got final approval and started building.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
5,216,409
Sounds like the buyer has some issues here that should be a contingency to the purchase. Seller could apply at purchaser's expense or reimbursement for fees, if seller is successful in request to cut down trees!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
5,005,659
Only the owner can initiate a permit in Austin.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
3,345,091
It depends on what the rules for the area are. I would bet the seller has to initiate that but then the question would be ... will that transfer to the buyer.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
1,543,823
NO, the owner has to do it. The buyer cannot.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
427,257
I can't argue with Carol Williams' response. If money is no option and the buyer would like to try to pull the permits I say go for it. I suppose you could even have the seller and buyer go pull the permits together and have the buyers' name on the permits together so they could get around privity of contract. This seems like a great question for an attorney or the town permit department.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
3,988,007
We write contracts subject to getting zoning or septic permitting so don't see why you couldn't do the same with the cooperation of the seller t make application for the buyer if need be.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
1,231,853
I would write contract contingent upon getting a permit, otherwise, we don't close.
BTW I have never heard of twp requiring a permit to cut down a tree in Erie, PA or surrounding area.
Good luck.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
3,986,258
YOu may have to get some kind of notification from the seller to give the the governing authority...at least here in Minnesota
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
4,434,127
1,502,998
I think being able to initiate a permit before owning is dependent on your jurisdiction. I did have a buyer pull permits for trimming the trees on a listing of mine prior to close and the work to be done after close.
If it's allowed and the city takes a long time to issue them, I'd start it early with the knowledge that the permit fees (usually minor out here) could be lost if the escrow doesn't close.
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
900,128
Sounds like you need to check locally. If permitted, would need to be done by current owner, I would think.
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
1,466,207
John Bear It looks like the owner has no choice if they want to close on the property in a timely manner. As far as I know only owners can initiate a permit.
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
4,800,082
Sure, the current owner could initiate this process.
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
3,416,038
Not sure i would want to love in such a restircitive town
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
3,071,489
5,104,931
I have no clue. Depends on the local jurisdiction.
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
3,164,294
some things in my market a buyer can get a permit prior to purchase, other things they can't. (dock permits as an example on the can't)
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
5,230,113
Typically in our area, we put together the documentation and request that the seller of the property present it. They typically will only approve for current owners. Most sellers don't mind at all as they know the red tape process can be lengthy!
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
5,772,575
John,
I would check with the local governmental authorities. In some areas cutting trees can bring about a lot of problems. There is a community in Northern California that names its trees, and they are very protective of them. A
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
469,510
In our area the owner would have to make application.
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
1,712,676
577,750
I'm sure you probably could but why would anyone do that? The property hasn't closed yet and there could be issues that rear their ugly head so the property may not close.... I would definitely wait until it closes.
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
7,836,164
5,868,554
I would not know this, but would think you would have to own the property first.