1#schinese - c z8 J0 G- b v+ l2 _ ! H3 I) j( `4 E" u, T- y 1 X% y4 P% K+ T+ P/ YIt is easy to say. You'd better have the written documents before you brought it/
Some of the purposes are to show where the property lines are, no structures were built without permit etc., but what would you do if the deck were built without one? (almost all homeowners built their decks without applying a permit) Tear it down and do it all over again, would you? If not, don't bother until you have to re-sell the house again (some lawyers would suggest the buyer to ask for one and you have to provide)