What is a Land Information Memorandum (LIM) and why should I get one?

A Land Information Memorandum (LIM) is a summary of information that a territorial authority (Council) holds on a property e.g. zoning, resource consents, and building consents.

If you wish to rely on the information in a LIM and protect your interests, you need the LIM to be ordered under your name.  This is because the Council only has a contractual relationship with the person who ordered the LIM.  If the LIM is addressed to someone else e.g. a real estate agent or the seller (if you are the buyer), then you will not be able to use the LIM to sue the Council because the Council only owes a duty of care to the party who ordered the LIM.  If a Council has omitted relevant details from the LIM and it impacts the value of your property, then you may be able to sue the Council that you ordered your LIM from and recover the value of your losses from them.

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