[WSBARP] Homeowner Fails to Obtain Building Permits

[Roger Hawkes]

Jeff: I think such response is entirely dependent on the county or city permit department; how kind or obtuse they are and how apologetic your client is.

Roger Hawkes, WSBA # 5173
Hawkes Law Firm and Sultan Lawyers
19944 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline, WA 98155 and
423 Main, Sultan, WA 98294
206 367 5000
360 799 6438

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Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 1:57 PM
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Subject: [WSBARP] Homeowner Fails to Obtain Building Permits

Listmates,

PC is a retired home builder (was licensed, bonded, etc).  They buy a "nice" home and move in.  Then things start falling apart, so being a home builder, he fixed the problems as they appeared.  In the end, he "woke up" and realized he had remodeled most of the house.  This included installing new wiring, plumbing, flooring, etc.  No permits were obtained, or permit fees paid.   He has pictures of wiring, plumbing, before covered up.

He wants to know what would happen if he went to the building department, now, and attempt to obtain permits for the work.  In the past, at least with foundation work, inspectors would accept pictures, after the fact, showing re-bar and other work before the foundation was finished and approve the work.  Is that so for electrical and plumbing?

Jeff Davis

W. Jeff Davis, Esq.
BELL & DAVIS PLLC
P.O. Box 510
Sequim WA 98382
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