{"id":26495,"date":"2024-12-04T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=26495"},"modified":"2025-01-06T06:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T14:47:16","slug":"can-you-sell-a-house-with-open-permits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/can-you-sell-a-house-with-open-permits\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Options to Successfully Sell a House With Open Permits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re about to sell your home \u2014 or in the middle of closing on it \u2014 when you discover one or more open permits for past work on the property. Perhaps it was for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-much-value-does-a-bedroom-add\/\">room addition<\/a>, plumbing work, or other major renovation. It may be for a project performed recently or in years past. But the bottom line is someone applied for a permit from your city or county\u2019s building office and never closed out the approval process. Will finding an open permit put a halt to your moving plans, or can you sell a house with open permits?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the short answer: You can sell a house with open permits, but you either must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/mandated-disclosures-real-estate\/\">disclose<\/a> any known open permits or close them out through your local government, a process that varies by location. However, issues can arise if the permit close-out requires tearing up flooring or opening walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">Step one: Talk to an expert!<\/h3>\n                        <p>Connect with a top agent near you to get an expert opinion on how much your house will sell for and what to fix before listing.<\/p>\n        \n                <div class=\"widget-element--buttons\">\n            <a data-type=\"In Content CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/find-agent\/quiz\/seller?#\/qaas=0\/\" class=\"cta-click-track widget-element--button\">Get started<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOpen permits are a big deal because if the buyer closes on the home, it is now the buyer\u2019s responsibility, and usually in those cases, a seller did not discover it,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/jeanette-yates-fl-03004366\">Jeanette Yates<\/a>, a top real estate agent in Tampa, Florida. \u201cBecause if the seller knew about it, they would need to disclose it on their seller\u2019s disclosure, and the buyer would know about it before they even make an offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Get the answers you need on selling a house with open permits with our comprehensive guide.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll cover the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your options for selling with open permits\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/can-you-sell-a-house-with-open-permits\/#Close\">Close out the open permits before you list.<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/can-you-sell-a-house-with-open-permits\/#Offer\">Offer the buyer a credit in lieu of closing the permit.<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/can-you-sell-a-house-with-open-permits\/#Record\">Record the open permits on the seller\u2019s disclosure, and sell as-is.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/can-you-sell-a-house-with-open-permits\/#What\">What is an open permit?<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/can-you-sell-a-house-with-open-permits\/#Did\">Did the project require a permit?<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/can-you-sell-a-house-with-open-permits\/#How\">How are open permits discovered?<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/can-you-sell-a-house-with-open-permits\/#Issues\">Issues that can arise with open permits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can sell a house with open permits, but you must disclose any known open permits or close them out through your local government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":265,"featured_media":51239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322,341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-logistics","category-closing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can You Sell a House With Open Permits? 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