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Originally Posted by Robyn1963
I am a licensed Realtor. The roof and HVAC age are the first 2 items I check when searching for my clients. If your realtor doesn't know how to find the information you should look for another. Here is some insight. If the age is not on the Sellers Disclosure then a search of public record will indicate if a permit has been pulled for a new roof. If none can be found the roof was either updated without a permit (big no no) or it is the original. The condition will be indicated when you have an inspection. Many times when the owners have never lived in the property the roof age cannot be established with accuracy. HVAC can be found on the unit. Hope this helps. Please check out my Youtube Channel. I post episodes about living in The Villages and Florida fun. Robyn Cavallaro
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I can only speak from our experience, but the villa we bought in 2019 did NOT have a permit for the roof on record. The county records only went back to late 2004. The home inspector told us the shingles were in decent shape and had 5-7 years of life remaining. They appeared to him to have been one of the hurricane Charley/Frances roofs of 2004. (said 14-16 years old in the inspection report of June 2019).
I would assume however that at this point, if there is no permit on record, assume you need to replace the roof.