Oakland Permits Rehab Plumbing and Windows

[Adam London]

I am in the final stages of closing on a condo in the Adam's Point Area. I did 4 walkthroughs with contractors this weekend and felt more and more confident with each meeting. I have so many questions for the community about rehabing in the east bay. The condo is 750 square feet with a big balcony. It needs a fair amount of work (Flooring, Full bathroom remodel, Full kitchen, New window in bedroom and new sliding glass doors). I reached out to my HOA (I know condos are annoying), and they mentioned that I need permits to move any plumbing (want to raise the showerhead), and permits if I want to change the windows. I did some research on the Oakland permit site and it is utterly confusing. Looks like it will take me several trips down there to get this done.

Does anyone have any advice on attaining permits for plumbing and new windows in the oakland area?

Thanks,

Adam