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May 16, 2009
permits for bathtub replacement
I am replacing an old clawfoot tub for a built in tub. It will be in the same place, set into the corner. The coop management agent was talking about having to get some sort of permit from the DOB, is this correct. Nothing is really being changed. SO even to put in a new toilet you have to get a permit?
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You will have to make some changes to the plumbing for your new tub. Water feeds and the drain will need to be adjusted. No plumbing changes are needed to install a toilet, in the same place, so you wouldn't need to file a permit for that. If your management is telling you to file, it's best that you do. Why ask for a headache?
Posted by: Rick at May 16, 2009 9:23 AM
I agree with Rick...for the toilet no need to file but for the clawtub, once the pipes are to be changed etc, you would need a permit for moving drains. As for management, if they say you have to get a permit...you just have to go along to avoid any legal action with them.
Wish you luck with everything.
Posted by: nightingale at May 16, 2009 9:40 AM
Seems a lil' excessive to me. Sometimes these agents are just doing a cya more than anything sensible. I'd ask him specifically why he feels this needs a permit, and perhaps ask him if by using a managing-agent-friendly plumber he could just get it done.
Posted by: denton at May 16, 2009 10:27 AM
Consult a licensed plumber. I think this work requires a plumbing repair slip, submitted by your plumber to the DOB under the fast track initiative. Not a big deal, not hard to do, no reason to complain or avoid.
Posted by: vinca at May 16, 2009 10:38 AM
No, you do not need to file a plumbing repair slip (known as an LAA permit.) Replacing a fixture or relocating a fixture within the same room no more than 10 feet can be filed by a LICENSED PLUMBER on a new form called an OP-128.
Posted by: Brooklyn Plumber at May 16, 2009 11:09 AM
You can look at the form and the rules at www.nyc.gov/buildings....
Posted by: Brooklyn Plumber at May 16, 2009 11:12 AM
Which brings you back to: consult (and hire) a licensed plumber. Effective July 1, 2008, the Department of Buildings allows plumbers to submit one monthly report for small jobs (ordinary plumbing) which previously required separate LAA filings and inspections. The form Brooklyn Plumber refers to (filed by the plumber, not by you) is available at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/downloads/pdf/op128.pdf
Posted by: vinca at May 16, 2009 11:28 AM
vinca is correct about the new law. it's not that big of a deal. However, when I had my Manhattan condo, all you needed to do was be friendly to the superintendent, slip him some cash and it was amazing how much you could do without any fuss and permits.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 18, 2009 8:03 AM
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