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Most cities, you have to get a building permit to do any major renovation. Those permits tend to be pretty specific on what you can or cannot do - some even req
by joemag 8y ago
Most cities, you have to get a building permit to do any major renovation. Those permits tend to be pretty specific on what you can or cannot do - some even require the exact construction plans.
The article makes it sound that the owner went well outside what he got the permit for. If so - what in the world did he think was going to happen? Where I live, they get you for cutting down one extra tree than what you were permitted.
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