A Real Property Report (RPR) is a land surveyors report with a compliance stamp from your home’s municipality. The production of an RPR consists of two steps. First a Surveying company creates the actual document. Second, the municipality reviews the survey and stamps the RPR as either Compliant or Non-Compliant. An RPR is Compliant or Non-Compliant based on whether the structures on your property sit within the property lines and complies with the current land use zoning.
Why Do I Need a Real Property Report?
As a homeowner a Real Property Report is incredibly important yet also irrelevant in your day to day life, which makes it an easy document to lose! An RPR will have your property line measurements as well as the measurements of every immovable structure on the property. New home buyers will want to see that the municipality has confirmed every structure on your property complies. Since new homeowners will ask to see a Current RPR before purchasing, it is a costly document to lose! Follow this link to see how much getting RPR compliance costs. If you want to order an RPR follow the link to learn how.
Is my Real Property Report ‘Current’?
In Edmonton Realtors use the term ‘Current RPR’ this means it is an RPR that has a record of every immovable object on the property that is currently there. This could mean, fences, sheds, gazebo’s, driveways, garages and the house itself. Whether the RPR was done in 1950 or 2019, it is ‘current’ If every immovable object on is drawn and named on the report. If you only have a Survey Report, there is a timeline on how long you can wait before getting it reviewed by your municipality or they will require an updated report. New home owners in Edmonton may get a Survey Report from their builder, without City of Edmonton review, along with Title Insurance Title Insurance. It is up to the homeowner to take the survey report to the City of Edmonton and get your Compliant RPR after all decks, patios and fences have been built.
With a Current and Compliant Real Property Report, you will be able to sell your house without any trouble or upfront investment in new measurements!
