One of them being taking advantage of the new legal suite rule that the city is passing.http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Permits/Projects/Applying-For-A-Secondary-Suite.aspx

It took me almost 4months to get a permit for a new construction duplex, due the review and back and forthing with the HDLC.  

Address: 17000 Locust Ave, Hazel Crest IllinoisTotal Purchase: $55,895 (Total amount on HUD-1)Total Rehab: $40,475 (inc'l village permits)Mortgage Balance: $39,267LoC Balance: $51,252Current Out-of-Pocket: ~$7,290Total Owed to Lender: $90,519Total Out-of-Pocket: ~$7,290To be completely honest I wasn't entirely sure what direction to take when first embarking on this project...

Do you setup Bulkmailing and get a USPS Permit for printing the postage on the card?

The balance of this account should be zero a... 30000 30100 Capital Stock Equity Value of corporate stock 30100 30200 Owner Contribution Equity 30200 31400 Shareholder Distributions Equity Distributions paid to shareholders 31400 32000 Retained Earnings Equity Undistributed earnings of the business 32000 33000 Owner Distributions Equity 33000 34000 Sinking fund (adj) Equity 34000 35000 Payments from Insurance Equity 35000 47400 Rental Income Income Rents received 47400 47410 tentant expense Income 47410 47500 Late Fees Income 47500 50000 Cost of Goods Sold Cost of Goods Sold Costs of items purchased and then sold to customers 50000 State/Fed Taxes Expense Estimated Tax Payments 60000 Advertising and Promotion Expense Advertising, marketing, graphic design, and other promotional expenses 60000 60200 Automobile Expense Expense Fuel, oil, repairs, and other automobile maintenance for business autos 60200 60400 Bank Service Charges Expense Bank account service fees, bad check charges and other bank fees 60400 60500 Bad Debt Expense Rents lost 60500 60600 Tenant Refunds Expense 60600 61000 Business Licenses and Permits Expense Business licenses, permits, and other business-related fees 61000 61700 Computer and Internet Expenses Expense Computer supplies, off-the-shelf software, online fees, and other computer or internet related e... 61700 62400 Depreciation Expense Expense Depreciation on equipment, buildings and improvements 62400 62500 Dues and Subscriptions Expense Subscriptions and membership dues for civic, service, professional, trade organizations 62500 63300 Insurance Expense Expense Insurance expenses 63300 63400 Interest Expense Expense Interest payments on business loans, credit card balances, or other business debt 63400 64000 Credit-screening tenants Expense RHOL 64000 64100 Management Fees Expense Fees paid to outside company for property management 64100 64300 Meals and Entertainment Expense Business meals and entertainment expenses, including travel-related meals (may have limited dedu... 64300 64300 Meals and Entertainment:64310 mileage Expense Mileage 64310 64700 Miscellaneous Expense Expense Miscellaneous expenses not categorized elsewhere.

Be sure to check state and local law to ensure that any late fee is permitted.

I have really never seen a county health department roll over if a system does not meet their approvals.. but again I might be missing something.Just think about people that had to tear homes down in the Gorge because the Gorge commission came back and said they built in the scenic area even though they got permits.. those cases were litigated to the tune of Hundreds of thousands of dollars of legal fee's. 

The permitting issue is scary but there seems to be enough margin there to account for delays or added expenses to reverse permit or grandfather or whatever the additions. 

You go to city hall and get a permit to operate a rental in the city.

Couple General Contractors said I need floor plan, blue print, and permit from City of Chicago.