How to transfer a Trustee permit from seller to buyer
August 9, 2009 by Dave Bergen · 3 Comments
Trustee Dave Bergen explains the new process
I have heard from many property owners the frustration which they have experienced regarding the transfer of Trustee permits from a seller to a buyer of property. I have worked with my fellow Trustees to address this issue in two parts.
First, effective immediately, when someone wishes to transfer Trustee permits which do not have Certificates of Compliance (C of C), they can now come into the Trustee office, fill out a simple application and pay the application fee. The application will be referred to a Trustee to go out and inspect the property to make sure that what is there matches the permit. If it matches, the permits will transfer without the need to be placed on the agenda of a monthly public hearing. Should the conditions found not match the permit conditions, the office will instruct the applicant on the appropriate process which must be followed. Second, I have asked the Town Attorney Office to draft appropriate legislation which will allow those who have Trustee permits which also possess a C of C for the permit, to allow those permits to transfer automatically from the seller to buyer. All of the Trustees supported this proposed legislation. I will keep Southold VOICE posted with regards to the status of this proposed legislation which must be adapted by the Town Board.
Please feel free to contact myself at my office at 548-3707 or home at 734-6719 should you have any questions related to these changes. Speaking for the entire Board of Trustees, we hope that these changes will assist both buyers and sellers as they navigate through the process of real estate transactions.
Dave Bergen
Thank you, Dave. We will publish this in the next SoutholdVOICE newsletter
Paul
Dave,
Thanks for expediting the process. I think the next question will be this: If I have a permit for my (dock, for instance) and I have a number on it, does that mean I have a Cert of Compliance? or is that a different paperwork process? Asked another way, what is the difference between a “permiited” structure, and a structure with a CoC?
jk
John,
My understanding is that the Town only started requiring C od C for Trustee permits about five years ago (before my time). So if your dock is older then this, do not assume that because it has a number that there was a C of C completed. You should contact the Trustee office to find out if you have a C of C or not.
Dave