I recommend you talk to an attorney to avoid making a legal mistake that permits them to stay longer.

I am planning on visiting the P&Z department in Douglas Co. to get a walkthrough of how to obtain a building permit this week. 

You also can have someone who uses matterport or other software to scan and create floor plans if that’s all you need and that costs like 250Have to submit plans to get building permits approved.

How would you pull permits if you can't do so yourself?  

We also have a pretty good relationship with all the neighbors which I'm sure helps.The reason for me not getting a permit once obtaining this property is very simple -- I was given this house from my father, and the town that I'm located in, you're not able to get a rental permit unless the house is owner-occupied.

Plus, depending on where you build, they can often be hard to permit.

This takes us about 2-6 months for permitting and another 6-8 months for construction (depending on the municipality).

Hi Scott, I requested to join the group via link you provided. look forward to attending if my schedule permits.  

Sometimes they get away with it, sometimes not.I think building a whole suite in the basement will be much more noticeable than just a bedroom and they will probably call you on it if it is not permitted.

Never trust zoning and permitting assumptions.5.