All Forum Posts by: Robert D.

If the violations require a permit you will have to get that permit & get the work done prior to the court releasing this case. Before going to court you will need to register the building on vacant building lost which costs $500. This can be done online.

Most of these cases are just large safety issues often resulting in the building be unsecured in the past.

The best thing you can do is go to next court hearing(before closing) and talk to the court inspectors. It is the court inspectors that will handle inspecting permitted work and they are pretty cool if you do what they say. They will generally meet you at the property and walk you they what they expect.

The court cases are heard in room 1104 or 1106 in daily center. If you get me an address I might be able to point you in the right direction on who else you can gain info from.

Confirm the building doesn't have a red X on it?? That is a different process.

thanks for the good info. the address of the building is 816 E 90TH PL. something was telling me that my trip to the building department would be unsuccessful ..thanks for confirming my theory. yes the violations require many permits for sure.

no the building does not have a red X on it. i believe red X should warn the firefighters about structural damage, previous fire damage etc. what's the process in that case ? thanks again

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Originally posted by @Crystal Smith:

Originally posted by @Robert D.:

We've had @ few properties destined for demo. The key is your lawyer submitting your renovation plans to the court. It may also include submitting the requisite permits to support your plan. Don't go to court on your own. Get an attorney familiar w/ working these issues.

is there some schedule somewhere where I can look up when the property is actually scheduled to be demoed? thanks for your reply. that particular property is also a resale opportunity ..but I definitely need to know more about the how the system works. probably a trip tomorrow to the City of Chicago building department ..urghhhh

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Do you have any experiences with Chicago demo court ? I have a property that's a good material for flip…but I would like to find out if the demo court is really tough to work with. Basically I would not like the situation when I work with one arm of Chicago bureaucracy to pull permits while the other arm is sending bulldoggers to level my place. If anybody had a situation like that I would appreciate any input.

INSP #	INSPECTION DATE	STATUS	TYPE DESCRIPTION
11604363	06/17/2015	CLOSED	DEMO COURT
11555496	03/25/2015	CLOSED	DEMO COURT
11352295	01/20/2015	CLOSED	DEMO COURT
11254467	09/08/2014	CLOSED	DEMO COURT
11235232	04/17/2014	CLOSED	CHECKLIST INSPECTIO

VIOLATIONS	BUILDING CODE CITATION	VIOLATION DETAILS
DEMO COURT # 11555496
VIOLATIONS	BUILDING CODE CITATION	VIOLATION DETAILS
DEMO COURT # 11352295
VIOLATIONS	BUILDING CODE CITATION	VIOLATION DETAILS
DEMO COURT # 11254467
VIOLATIONS	BUILDING CODE CITATION	VIOLATION DETAILS
CHECKLIST INSPECTION # 11235232
VIOLATIONS	BUILDING CODE CITATION	VIOLATION DETAILS
CN196039	Post, on abandoned building, name, address and telephone of owner and owner's agent for managing, controlling or collecting rents on building so legible from nearest public street or sidewalk. (13-12-125)
CN193110	Register vacant building within 30 days of it becoming vacant, or within 30 days after assuming ownership of an existing vacant building. (13-12-125(a)). Building must be kept in compliance with all vacant building requirements pursuant to 13-12-135. See Vacant Building Ordinance and registration form at https://ipiweb.cityofchicago.org/VBR
CN193029	Maintain watchman from 4:00 PM to 8:00 AM for vacant and dangerous residential premises. (13-12-140)
CN193019	Repair or wreck dangerous and vacant residential premises. (13-8-100, 13-12-125, 13-12-130)
CN193000	Maintain building in safe condition so it does not constitute actual and imminent danger to public. (13-12-130, 13-8-100, 13-12-120, 13-12-125, 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1) Maintain building windows and doors in safe condition. (13-196-550) Maintain stairway and porch in safe condition. (13-196-570) Maintain floors, walls, and ceilings in safe condition. (13-196-540) Maintain building in safe condition. Premises now dangerous as vacant and open, uncompleted and abandoned, or vacant and boarded. (13-12-130, 13-12-125) Maintain watchman at vacant or open premises. (13-12-140)
CN002052	OBTAIN OR POST PERMIT BEFORE COMMENCING ANY CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS OR ALTERATIONS FOR ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE, OR ANY PART THEREOF. SECTION CODE [13-12-050].

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it was resubmitted last Thursday and the lender told me it would take 4 business days. now they are telling me Home Resource Center asked for more information which was delivered to them by lender yesterday.....no more FHA !!!

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House was bought in 5/6. The earliest the buyer's lender can start FHA process is 91 days from that date….which is 8/7. The problem is that lender started the process earlier (opened FHA case number) and FHA office at HUD rejected the loan. Lender needed to cancel the FHA case # and re-issue another one. Now the loan is stuck somewhere between Home Resource Center and HUD…shall I cancel the contract and relist or wait ? its been 2 weeks delay already…

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The basement tiles have been removed. I see there is old glue residue on the basement floor. The plan is to apply basement paint. What would be the ideal product to prepare the floor so that it accepts the paint ? some kind of paint, epoxy stripper ? would you recommend any product you used in the past and it worked ?

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here is my inspection list :

1. drive by property - empty - check!

2. there is a roof, siding, garage, windows and basement

3. first position mortgage gets foreclosed

4. taxes were not sold

5. foreclosure case is uncontested - they never showed up in court - score !

6.house is not in a flood zone

7. comps in the area are solid

8. room count based on archive mls

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Originally posted by @Roy N.:

In addition to Jason's comments.

Does the house have a basement?

yes

Is there a carrier beam with support posts underneath this first level floor which aligns with this wall. Is so, you've a 99% chance it is load bearing.

yes. there is a steel I beam with metal posts (support) running from one wall to the other. the way the carrier beam runs is perpendicular to the roof joists.

I dont remove a lot of wall ..maybe 6' total.

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Originally posted by @J Scott:

If the joists above are running perpendicular to that wall, it's reasonable to assume (without any additional information) that the wall is load-bearing.

agreed

Two things you can check:

1. If there's a single top plate along that wall, it's not load-bearing. If there's a double top plate, it still may or may not be (many framers will use double-top plates for all walls, load-bearing or not.

there is a double top plate. I would think, you would need to run any structural material the way that shorter side (2") faces floor/ceiling and longer edge (4") faces walls for better structural support. presently, the 4" side of the double plate faces ceiling/floor and 2" faces walls. there is not much of a span though.

2. If you have a stick-framed roof, it's almost certainly load-bearing. If you have a truss roof, it may not be (though the truss may have been designed to need support).

there are no trusses - its a stick framed roof. the joists span across the whole house from one brick wall to the other.

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DEMO COURT # 11555496

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DEMO COURT # 11254467

CHECKLIST INSPECTION # 11235232

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