Can a Building permit expire?

[Kapoho Joe]

quote:

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Originally posted by Rob Tucker

The permits generally do not expire if you have a "buddy" at the building department.

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Nothing is forbidden and all is permitted if you have a "buddy" at the building department.

[lquade]

i didn't notice the engineer put a galvanized water tank on my permit for my house. never wanted one. so when i went to get the permit for my gunite water tank i had to first buy a demo permit for a tank that never existed. the inspector had to come out and verify the demolition and then i got a new permit for the real water tank... just time and money that the county loves to do...

[kalakoa]

buy a demo permit for a tank that never existed

"Gee, why do so many people build without permits?"

[maud gonne]

The downside of having an open permit and never getting finaled: our helco rate is godawful - maybe three times a regular residential rate. But we can't final the house - we'd have to start all over at this point,so we live with it (half our power at this time is solar) - maybe "someday" we'll be able to spring for all solar...