Agreed... resentment will most assuredly rear it's ugly head otherwise.

Required a rear flush toilet in order to tie into the sewer system in the adjacent apartment wall which saved me from having to bust into the slab. 

It might reduce the impact when someone rear ends you, but it doesnt keep the bugs out of your teeth as you drive along.

Purchase: $167000Renovation: $135000All In: $302,000Financed at: $382,000 with a 70/30 CashoutOn exterior, a rear porch was removed and replaced with new entrance stairs, the front porch deck was rebuilt and the roof and gutters were replaced, new sheeting included.

So if you have a 20' rear yard set back, your building face at the rear of the property or back wall cannot be any closer than 20' feet from the PL.

The head of the building dept. recommended I remove the front and rear fire escapes because they are not needed and even gave me a company that would remove them for free. 

Mike Once again, the timeless debate rears its head ...Did you buy real estate as an investment or to have a job?

If you have to rear out ceilings and lathe and plaster compared to drywall. 

We do this by posting a notice on the front and rear door. 

Front can be a facade with nothing in the rear.