Are you aware that if your home has suffered significant damage from coastal flooding there is a time limit for you to act?
There are restrictions in place, specific by-laws written by communities. Once a specified period of time has lapsed if you have taken no action to repair, replace or sell the property you could lose the opportunity entirely.
I have three siblings in Scituate that inherited a beach front home from their parents. It suffered serious damage in the 2017 storms. They have not been able to come to an agreement on whether to repair, rebuild or sell.
An application for a permit necessary to repair/reconstruct or restore must be filed by the “third” anniversary of the damage/destruction. The building inspector has stated there are several properties in town facing this deadline. The building department has the authority to extend the three year deadline if you communicate your plan and your progress.
*Lighthouse Point in Scituate has two homes dating back to the blizzard of ’78 that were never able to rebuild/restore/repair because they missed the required deadline. Sit down with your family members and make a decision before its too late!!”
