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Selling a House with Code Violations or Unpermitted Work in Edgewood, WA
You can sell an Edgewood house with an open code case or unpermitted work without finishing the city’s list first. KindKey Home Buyers LLC buys as a principal from 640 1st St SW, Auburn, WA 98001. Call (206) 519-5463 or use the cash-offer form. KindKey is not a real estate agent. This article is not legal, tax, or code advice.
Inside the city, building and code letters are a City of Edgewood matter. Community Development is at Edgewood City Hall, 10440 Dom Calata Way E, Edgewood, WA 98372. The permit line published by the city is (253) 952-3299. A Pierce County letter can mean the parcel is outside the city even when the mail says Edgewood.
Three different letters get mixed up on North Hill
A City of Edgewood notice, a Pierce County notice, and a septic letter are not the same file. On-site sewage in Pierce County is commonly handled by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. KindKey will not tell you which hearing to attend. If the paper has a hearing, a fine, or an order to vacate, talk with a Washington attorney.
Unpermitted work here is often a shop, a garage turned into a room, an RV cover, or an addition on a larger lot along Jovita Boulevard or Meridian. It can also be vehicles and debris that a neighbor can see from the road. You do not have to tear the shop out before KindKey looks.
North Hill acreage and the valley floor
Most Edgewood residents live on North Hill, with longer driveways and outbuildings set back from the street. A smaller share of the houses sit in the Puyallup River valley, where drainage is the different problem. The offer is for the property you have. A citywide fine, invented before anyone reads your letter, is a guess.
Parts of the city lie inside the Puyallup Indian Reservation boundary. That is a title question. KindKey does not interpret tribal jurisdiction. Milton, next door, can be King County or Pierce County. Edgewood is Pierce County. Still read the header on your own notice.
What stays open after you call
Requesting an offer does not close the case and does not pause a deadline. Until the deed records, the notice is still yours. KindKey will not appear at the hearing, pull the permit, or promise that a fine disappears at closing.
KindKey does not charge an agent commission or a separate assignment fee. Closing-cost responsibility is stated in the purchase agreement and can vary. Payoffs, liens, and taxes can reduce proceeds. The settlement statement shows them before you close. If the code case is also next to a foreclosure or a probate, ask your attorney about RCW 61.34 before you sign. KindKey does not interpret that statute.
Repairing, listing, or selling the problem as-is
Curing a small yard notice can be the right path if you want to keep the house and the work is actually small. It is a poor fit when the letter requires a new shop permit, removal of a living space, or a clean-out you cannot staff.
A listing still means showings and buyers who may ask for the violation to be cured. Hire a licensed broker if you want that path. KindKey will not run the listing. You can compare it with a cash offer and say no.
Related pages
- Code violations in EdgewoodThe Edgewood code page.
- Sell a house in EdgewoodThe city page.
- Sell a house with code violationsThe Washington overview.
- Septic or well issues in EdgewoodWhen the letter is about the private system, not the shop.
- Hoarder and heavy-repair houses in EdgewoodDebris and shops often travel together.
- Request a cash offerSay what the letter says. You can say no.
KindKey Home Buyers purchases properties as a principal buyer and is not acting as the seller’s real estate agent. KindKey does not charge the seller an agent commission or a separate service or assignment fee. Responsibility for escrow, title, excise tax, recording, and other closing costs will be clearly stated in the written purchase agreement and may vary by transaction. The seller’s final proceeds may be reduced by mortgage payoffs, liens, taxes, prorations, utility balances, or other obligations associated with the property. Escrow or the closing agent will provide the seller with a settlement statement showing all charges and final proceeds before closing.
Frequently asked questions
Ask for an Edgewood offer while the notice is open
Call (206) 519-5463 or use the cash-offer form. You do not have to finish the city’s list first.
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