GC Filed Permits Listing a Stranger as Owner on the Permits...scheming?

[Jarreau Jackson]

Has anyone had this issue? What next steps do you recommend?

I looked up the permit records for a house I am rehabbing and the recent permits (that came as a surprise 75% into the project), and my GC is the applicant, but the owner is a lady's name that I have not heard of.

The initial permits to start the project had my LLC as the owner.

Background:

The rehab is 2+ months behind schedule and 10% above budget thus far.  When the GC has the electrical inspector come out to get our electrical meter, he issued a stop work order because he noticed there was work done (prior to my GC and I starting the rehab, so this is work done from the seller) that was unpermitted.  My GC through a fit and fought and finessed a way to pay above and below the table to expedite drawings and plans to get new permits issued for the previous work and any future work. All of this will of course increase the scope. 

My concern is anticipating he may try to hang the permit over my head, and propose a massive change order to complete the remaining scope to comply with the permit, so he can be made "whole" from floating the permitting costs.  I did give him a payment in advance to offset the new permit costs.

Who has had this issue in the past and what did you run into?

Thank you!

Atlanta, GA