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Seller's seawall information checklist

A buyer's inspector, engineer and lender will all ask about the seawall, usually inside a short inspection period. Having the answers ready keeps the conversation about price rather than about missing paperwork. This is a list of information to gather. It is not a disclosure form, and it does not tell you what you are legally required to disclose.

This is a template, not legal advice. Have an attorney review anything you sign or send in a dispute.

Before you use it

What you must disclose is a separate questionThat depends on Florida law, your contract and your city. Ask your listing agent and your attorney. This checklist only helps you find the facts.
Some cities set their own wordingDelray Beach, for example, requires sale contracts for property in tidally influenced areas to carry a specific tidal flood barrier disclosure (Land Development Regulations Sec. 7.1.7; Ordinance 23-21). See the Delray Beach page.
Pull the permit historyIf you do not have the permits, the city does. Use our public records request.
Give the elevation with its datumA cap height without the datum and the survey it came from cannot be checked. Quote it as the survey gives it; do not convert between datums yourself.

The template

Fill in the lines by hand or copy the text into your own document.

Seller's seawall information checklist

The wall

  • Type and material of the wall: ______________________________
  • Year built: ______________ How you know (permit, survey, previous owner): ______________________
  • Length of the wall along your property: ______________ feet
  • Shared with or joined to a neighbour's wall: yes / no. Details: ______________________________

Permits

  • Permit number ______________ issued ______________ for ______________________ · closed / open / expired
  • Permit number ______________ issued ______________ for ______________________ · closed / open / expired
  • Permit number ______________ issued ______________ for ______________________ · closed / open / expired
  • Final inspection or completion records on file: yes / no
  • Permit history requested from the city on ______________; received on ______________

Cap elevation

  • Top of cap: ______________ feet, datum: NAVD88 / NGVD29 / other ______________
  • From survey dated ______________ by ______________________, licence number ______________
  • Your city's current requirement, from our height lookup or your building department: ______________________

Repairs and work done

  • Date ______________ Work ______________________ Contractor ______________________ Invoice kept: yes / no
  • Date ______________ Work ______________________ Contractor ______________________ Invoice kept: yes / no
  • Engineering reports or inspections, with dates: ______________________________
  • Lien releases received for paid work: yes / no / not sure

Notices and claims

  • Any code notice, violation or hearing about the wall: yes / no. Case number ______________ Status ______________
  • Closing or compliance letter received: yes / no, dated ______________
  • Insurance claims for storm or flood damage to the wall: ______________________________
  • Agreements with neighbours about a shared wall: ______________________________

Where it is all kept

  • Folder or file location: ______________________________
  • Copies given to the listing agent on: ______________

This is a template, not legal advice. Have an attorney review anything you sign or send in a dispute.

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