permit after the fact?
Does anyone have experience with obtaining a NYC permit for plumbing after the work has been done? We are in a NYC co-op and had pipes replaced and bath/toilet moved one year ago, but did not get the proper permits (we did not intend to do all this work; we were just going to retile,…
Does anyone have experience with obtaining a NYC permit for plumbing after the work has been done? We are in a NYC co-op and had pipes replaced and bath/toilet moved one year ago, but did not get the proper permits (we did not intend to do all this work; we were just going to retile, but in knocking down the tile, the coroded pipes were exposed and we decided to go ahead). In haste, we did not do the proper research at the time to realize we needed a permit. Now we want to sell and would like to rectify the permit issue prior to sale. Does anyone have experince with this? Will they really make us open the walls, remove the bath, etc? The work was done by a licensed plumber. thanks in advance
How would anyone know you made any changes? Unless you have a violation for work without a permit I don’t think anyone would know that there’s any issue.
when marketing and if anyone asks, say you bought it this way..make light of it, and don’t do a thing.
I wouldn’t bother. Not for this. If you just replaced a tub and terlet, you really haven’t significantly affected the value, nor have you changed anything structural. I would always pull permits for real work, but I’m not pulling a permit–ever–to replace a crapper. And, as Anon 8:03 points out, there’s really not a way for the city to find out. They probably don’t care much, either.
Are you sure you need a permit? I did a ton of work in my coop, and never had a permit for anything. How do you imagine this is going to come to light?