No Electrical Final Inspection
Hi all: Friend of mine recently completed a fairly extensive Alt 2 reno, and she has the following problem. She’s a designer by trade and so handled the job mostly on her own, no architect oversight on a day to day basis). The reno was finished, her expeditor filed the papers, and she received the…
Hi all:
Friend of mine recently completed a fairly extensive Alt 2 reno, and she has the following problem. She’s a designer by trade and so handled the job mostly on her own, no architect oversight on a day to day basis). The reno was finished, her expeditor filed the papers, and she received the signoff from the DOB.
Months later, she found out almost by accident that there was no final electrical inspection. On the DOB website, it’s still showing as open (so how does the DOB issue a letter of completion with an open electrical inspection anyway?)
She called both the GC and the electrician of record several times, and after saying they would take care of it, are now not taking her calls. And she’s really freaking out cuz someone else told her that if there was an electrical fire her insurance won’t pay with no inspection.
What should she do? And when if ever does the DOB complain to the homeowner about the lack of inspection?
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close it out though. Your friend doesn’t want C of O issues.
Best of luck!
thanx all
The following rules apply:
The dept. will issue a letter of completion even with electrical inspection open unless if it is a new building or alteration 1 only then you need an electric signoff.
If the licensed contractor (electrical guy) doesn’t do it by himself then you can call the local boro electric unit and they will inspect it for you and signoff IF everything os ok
depending who did the work, the size of the reno, and building class – might get an electrical sign off without inspector even showing up.
an electical sign-off is compeltely separate from the DOB sign-off for soemthing like a change in C of O. An inspector will need to come out from the electrical board and sign-off on work done.
Phone 311 & tell the operator you want an appt for an inspection. He’ll put you through to DOB & they’ll do it.