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Oh wow I totally did not mean to start a fight here lol.
Long story short the pool was installed at a time my husband and I thought we were investing into a home we would eventually buy. When all this happened we were going to take it down but my kids were so upset about it that I ended up going for the permit. I paid all the fee's on good faith since it was my error. I'm still one of the few honorable people left in the world.
I know the rest of the fee's would be my landlords responsibility. They aren't bad people so I asked the question in an attempt to help them. No way can I lay out another 2k+ for permits, especially since they were prior to even when my mother was born lol.
Oh wow I totally did not mean to start a fight here lol.
Long story short the pool was installed at a time my husband and I thought we were investing into a home we would eventually buy. When all this happened we were going to take it down but my kids were so upset about it that I ended up going for the permit. I paid all the fee's on good faith since it was my error. I'm still one of the few honorable people left in the world.
I know the rest of the fee's would be my landlords responsibility. They aren't bad people so I asked the question in an attempt to help them. No way can I lay out another 2k+ for permits, especially since they were prior to even when my mother was born lol.
No offense to you whatsoever, but if I were the owner, the last thing I'd want is my tenant/prospective buyer poking around in the town...you may open a can of worms. Now that you did, the good news is you know what to expect if/when you buy...
The problem with closing out old permits is that the town will have to come inspect them to close them, and this will only happen after you pay an extension fee (I think it's $100) on each permit. Once they come in, God only knows what they'll find. You'll be forced to clear any violations they find, answer to any other work that may have been done withOUT a permit, and they will also tell you what needs to be done to close the two open permits. So now you'll have a real problem on your hands. Not you actually, but your landlord. Personally, I would not consider buying it. You've awoken the sleeping giant.
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It’s unfortunately a classic problem with older homes and lack of permits and COs. Seems like the towns are hard up for cash so they send out the inspectors to aggressively find items that aren’t up to today’s code.
No offense to you whatsoever, but if I were the owner, the last thing I'd want is my tenant/prospective buyer poking around in the town...you may open a can of worms. Now that you did, the good news is you know what to expect if/when you buy...
The problem with closing out old permits is that the town will have to come inspect them to close them, and this will only happen after you pay an extension fee (I think it's $100) on each permit. Once they come in, God only knows what they'll find. You'll be forced to clear any violations they find, answer to any other work that may have been done withOUT a permit, and they will also tell you what needs to be done to close the two open permits. So now you'll have a real problem on your hands. Not you actually, but your landlord. Personally, I would not consider buying it. You've awoken the sleeping giant.
Thankfully I have a neighbor whom loves to call the town on us as a form of harassment. This would be the only thing not up to code. The town has been up and and all around the property. There is nothing else in violation at this point. I've gone as far as pull the original blue prints after this last call to see if anything in the design was changed and thankfully it has not been, not that much has even been repaired since they took over the house. I seriously think this is a matter of her "town friend" losing paperwork. The landlord is sure everything was fine when they purchased the property so they are looking for all that paperwork now.
Oh and since the permits are for the garage and the patio they aren't getting in the house for crap, and I have a dog to make sure they stay out lol
Thankfully I have a neighbor whom loves to call the town on us as a form of harassment. This would be the only thing not up to code. The town has been up and and all around the property. There is nothing else in violation at this point. I've gone as far as pull the original blue prints after this last call to see if anything in the design was changed and thankfully it has not been, not that much has even been repaired since they took over the house. I seriously think this is a matter of her "town friend" losing paperwork. The landlord is sure everything was fine when they purchased the property so they are looking for all that paperwork now.
Oh and since the permits are for the garage and the patio they aren't getting in the house for crap, and I have a dog to make sure they stay out lol
Open permits like that usually survive a closing. Your landlord probably assumes all was OK because he was able to close. This was sleeping peacefully in the background, you've woken it up. That's all it is. The garage probably needs an electrical certificate, the patio I'm not sure. But to answer your original question, yes, they will need to be straightened out. You most likely won't be able to find out exactly what needs to be done to legitimize them until you pay for the permit extensions and have the town visit.
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