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Hello all! I recently came across a great triplex in my area that I'd like to house hack. Before putting in an offer yesterday, we found out that it was originally a SFH that the owner added two additional units to. U...
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I want to know do I need to pull a permit to have my roof covered with tar flashings, and also do I need to pull a permit to have drop ceiling tiles installed
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If I were to get registered with the city as a residential building contractor, would I be able to pull all permits needed for renovations? Or would the electrician, plumber, hvac, etc still need to pull their own?
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I'm currently building new construction dulpex properties in Old East Dallas, with two projects underway. We use a company to submit our permits to the city, but they aren't very good. Does anybody have a person / com...
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Hello! Looking to buy land in ATX. Does anyone have experience with permit timeframe? Would want to change from SF-3 to SF-5. SF-5 allows for condos
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BP,I am looking to get a more thorough understanding of the permitting process. When they are required, timelines expected, costs, associated, and how to gain certificate of occupancy, Does anyone know where I could f...
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Hi All,We are rehabbing a property in Baltimore city, we need to pull the stone in the front of the door and put the bricks. Can someone recommend an architect who can file the permit?Can we file ourselves and how lo...
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One of our tenants who is having his rent raised called the city on us in the Heights for some very minor repair work (primarily re-drywalling the walls). Because we are uncovering and covering electrical we got fined...
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Hey all,I just learned our general contractor is using a plumber that is NOT the plumber who drafted the plans/sketches on the original permit. Is this common?? Should we be concerned?If we or the town later discovers...
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We are renovating a condo in one of the Pinellas beaches. Our permitting app has been denied twice. They seem to be purposely making it difficult for us. Could it be that it’s because the local government is anti shor...