Is there a quick way to find out the square footage of my apartment with public records?

Submitted by Trailmagic t3_11r1exb in baltimore

I have an upcoming escrow hearing due to insufficient heat, insulation, or both. Knowing the floor plan or square footage of the unit may give insight that could help me.

Poor planning on my part - I don’t have time to drive to X city office to request it in person and can’t wait on mail. This assumes it’s publicly available in the first place.

Maybe BGE will know? I can ask management. I’d rather not, but it would also be a bad look to ignore me. But if I can call some number in the city and find out that would be sweet.

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socaTsocaTsocaT t1_jc68i2k wrote

Get a measuring tape and do it yourself.

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pnrgi t1_jc6k6bu wrote

Or the measure app on your phone, it not bad. Use the celling, less clutter.

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ratczar t1_jc6o7gp wrote

Not a measuring tape - laser measure. Will take less than 10 min to do

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hb1966 t1_jc65ckj wrote

if it’s a rental unit couldn’t one look up the address on Zillow? listings usually include s.f.

or you could measure it yourself— i think you could easily get a measurement that would suffice for your escrow hearing.

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umbligado t1_jc6d91m wrote

Good thought, but those numbers are pretty unreliable.

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NeatLeft t1_jc6f0vj wrote

I do building measurements and floorplans for $99 and can have results back to you in 6hrs!

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EfficiencySuch6361 t1_jc6qgxn wrote

Measure it

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Trailmagic OP t1_jcbpzco wrote

Why didn’t I think of that? Maybe because this place is oddly shaped and I can’t reach the cleanings, and their may be public records that are usable in court?

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EfficiencySuch6361 t1_jcbwf8u wrote

I was gonna guess didn’t think of that due to laziness and general irresponsibility, considering the situation

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AbsolutelyAmazeballs t1_jc6c86v wrote

BGE online app should have an estimate of your square footage, assuming you're the one paying the utility bill. They use it to compare your usage with your neighbors with similar sized houses

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UptownHiFi t1_jc6djp8 wrote

If you have the entire 1st or 2nd floor of a townhouse you can get the dimensions of the footprint of the building by visiting the SDAT website and doing a Real Property Search. Then subtract out common areas such as the hallway, etc.

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