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Hi

I’m about to buy a single family house in Landmark area. The seller had build a deck before the house become a landmark without a permit. And the house has violation case open. The seller give me some discount and I have to take care of violation myself.

The deck can’t be legalize because it’s Special Planned Community Preservation District restrictions since 1974. And I don’t want to remove the deck. Because if I remove it, I can’t put it back.

Then the title of the house will not be clear. I talked to the bank, she said they can’t close if the title is not clear. But my real estate broker recommended 1 mortgage broker to me and he said he can close even the title of the house is not clear.

Is this ever happen to anyone?

I don’t want the house if the deck can’t stay.

Please help me.

Thank you.