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I completed the TI design and CD's for a restaurant back in 1997. The building shell was already existing. All went well with the construction and relationship with the client. The original owner (my client) sold the restaurant about 2 years ago. Since then the restaurant has been closed down. I recently received a call from a RE broker saying that he represents a new owner, in escrow, and they would like to get a copy of the old plans. As a general policy we do not reproduce plans for a third party that we have no contractual relationship with. And, additionally, since the plans were done 17 years ago, there may have been renovations done to the space that we were not involved with. I therefore am inclined to tell the broker that we can not provide a copy of the old plans to their client. I would greatly appreciate any feedback from members who might have run into a similar situation when asked to re-produce old plans for a new third party. Thanks!
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Michael Kemp AIA
Principal
Michael Kemp Architects
Los Angeles CA
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