Permit expired, contractor walked away, what next?

[Allen L.]

Hi all,

I have quite a big problem. The GC that I contracted to rehab two properties took the money, finished partially, and then walked away, no longer replying to my calls and texts. On one of the houses, he pulled a building permit for plumbing, and that permit has expired before the bathrooms were finished so inspector did not do the inspection.

I have another guy that can finish out the job, but he is not a GC and cannot pull permits. What should I do? I am planning on selling the house later this year, so my question is would having this record of expired permit affect the sales process? Should I get someone to pull a permit to have the inspector come out and inspect the job once it's done?

Thank you.