Building permit status Red Flags Guide
Why this issue fails deals
High-risk inconsistencies
- permit number/date
- issuing authority
- ada/parsel
- approved project
- later amendments
How to test the red flags
For the red flags, test the strongest claim first. If ada/parsel conflicts with approved project, preserve both pieces of evidence and identify the reason for the conflict before treating the file as complete.
Stop conditions
Evidence to retain
Transaction example
Example: the file contains permit number/date, but later amendments cannot be verified. Do not mark “Building permit status Red Flags Guide” complete. Keep the issue open, obtain a current official record and document whether the mismatch changes payment, price, use, finance or closing.
Checklist before closure
Official sources
Individual dossier for Building permit status Red Flags Guide
Read this record as if a second reviewer must reproduce the conclusion without speaking to the first reviewer.
Test permit independently before using building as supporting evidence. This prevents a secondary document from validating an incorrect primary assumption.
If the file contains two different versions of flags, record both dates, identify the issuer, and state why one version is operative. Do not silently overwrite the older evidence.
Expanded source-backed knowledge file
What the record proves
Required reconciliation
Limits and exceptions
Decision consequence
FAQ
Red flags include no permit number, seller provides only an old photocopy, parcel/building details do not match, obvious extra floors or enclosed areas absent from plans, or claims that title registration alone proves the building is licensed. Red flags include no permit number, seller provides only an old photocopy, parcel/building details do not match, obvious extra floors or enclosed areas absent from plans, or claims that title registration alone proves the building is licensed. This record applies that evidence specifically to building permit (Yapı Ruhsatı), and should be reconciled to the exact property rather than generalized from another unit.
Red flags include no permit number, seller provides only an old photocopy, parcel/building details do not match, obvious extra floors or enclosed areas absent from plans, or claims that title registration alone proves the building is licensed. Red flags include no permit number, seller provides only an old photocopy, parcel/building details do not match, obvious extra floors or enclosed areas absent from plans, or claims that title registration alone proves the building is licensed. For building permit (Yapı Ruhsatı), preserve the current official record, its date and the identifiers used to reach the conclusion.
Red flags include no permit number, seller provides only an old photocopy, parcel/building details do not match, obvious extra floors or enclosed areas absent from plans, or claims that title registration alone proves the building is licensed. Red flags include no permit number, seller provides only an old photocopy, parcel/building details do not match, obvious extra floors or enclosed areas absent from plans, or claims that title registration alone proves the building is licensed. For building permit (Yapı Ruhsatı), an unresolved conflict remains a transaction condition until the competent record or authority resolves it.
Primary sources
Additional source-verified evidence
Official source: Ministry of Environment