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Post: First deal: Low existing rents, zoning breach
- Long Beach, CA
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You can also check the LA County Assessor's Portal (property tax website). Input the address. There is a field that shows "# of units".
Post: First deal: Low existing rents, zoning breach
- Long Beach, CA
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Problem 2: The building may be granfathered in as a triplex. There are lots of properties in Long Beach which don't meet the current zoning. I'm in a what is now a single family neighborhood with about 50% of the neighbors having duplexes. I also have a duplex surrounded by triplexes where the current zoning is for duplexes (R2N). You can call the Planning Department to confirm.
You can also check Building Permit Records on the LB city website (older data is spotty).
If the building has 3 electric meters or 3 gas meters I have always assumed it had to be a legal 3 units at the time it was built because Edison or the Gas Company would not install a meter without a sign off by the Planning Department. I would assume the same if the legal property description on title says it's a triplex.