Should Our Contractor Pull our Building Permit or Should We?

[Corey Dutton]

When doing any remodeling work on a property we’ve taken back, we’ve always pulled our own building permits and then had our designated contractor do the work. However, I recently read something about this and it said that the contractor should be the one to pull the permits. The reason given was that the person who pulls the permit is the one responsible for making sure the job is done correctly.

We’ve had contractors who have insisted that we pull our own permits to save them time. But what if a worker is injured or damages someone else’s personal property while doing the work? Does the liability fall on us or on the contractor if we pulled our own permit? Please share any experience you’ve had with this