How to obtain City Report from Santa Monica for House Sale
If the house is located in the City of Santa Monica, you need to obtain a City Report. It is called “RBR“ - Residential Building Report.
Price is $336.31, you have to pay upfront. This may change, see their website for updated pricing.
link for City of Santa Monica Code of Ordinance (Chapter 9.29 Presale Reporting Procedures) . Yes Starlight Escrow team has requested the reports and this is why we have such detailed guide on how to obtain the report. Need us to guide you? Contact us now ：）
Website to request the report is in this link. A pdf document that shows you step by step is in this link
If you need to contact city of Santa Monica regarding such report, here is their contact: phone at 866-311-7266 for building and safety department, or by email at 311@santamonica.gov. For direct contact information of their staff, email us and so we can send you their email.
The turnaround time is usually 7-10 business days and we recently learned from the city that they are a bit backlogged, so if the closing is soon, you will need to rush on the report by emailing them.
Now you paid and waiting reports, in your system record, you will see a form that is not filled out yet. Once the inspector fully fills it out, it would be emailed to you.
