Selling a House With Unpermitted Additions or Work in Connecticut
A basement apartment, an enclosed porch, or a bathroom done without permits can surface at sale time. Here is how Connecticut sellers handle it and how CT MAX buys these houses.
See Your MAX Offer
Start with the address. A CT MAX buyer calls you back, and your written number follows the walk-through.
How it comes up
Buyers’ agents and appraisers compare the house to the town assessor’s card and building department records. Extra bedrooms, bathrooms or living space with no permit history raise questions, and lenders may not give value to unpermitted space.
Your options
- Legalize it. Apply for a permit after the fact. The building official may require walls opened for inspection.
- Remove it. Take out an illegal kitchen or unit.
- Disclose and sell as it stands.
How CT MAX handles it
We buy houses with unpermitted work and price in whatever it takes to legalize or remove it. No permits need to be closed out before we buy.
Common questions
Will the town fine me if I disclose it?
Talk to your attorney. Disclosure to a buyer is not a report to the town, but open code orders are a different matter.
Can you buy a house with an illegal apartment?
Yes. Tell us how it is used today.
What about open permits?
We can price those too.
General information only. Rules and costs vary by house and town. Talk with a licensed Connecticut professional about your specific situation.
From first call to cash in hand
- Day 1
Share the address
Call, text or use the form. We ask a few questions about the house and your deadline.
- Day 2–3
One walk-through
A CT MAX buyer sees the house once. No cleaning, no repairs, no open houses.
- Within 24 hrs of the visit
Your MAX Offer in writing
A firm cash number with no commission taken out. Take it, counter it or walk away.
- The date you pick
Attorney closing
A Connecticut closing attorney pays off the liens and hands you the balance.
Problem house? Get a number anyway.
Get a written MAX Offer for the house as it stands. Saying no costs nothing.