Scaffolding
I’m a renter who’s taking care of the building while my friend and landlord is away for an extended time. The building next door to ours is beginning some renovations and today began putting up scaffolding. Got a call from the people downstairs saying “hey, did you know that scaffolding comes into our yard?” It…
I’m a renter who’s taking care of the building while my friend and landlord is away for an extended time. The building next door to ours is beginning some renovations and today began putting up scaffolding. Got a call from the people downstairs saying “hey, did you know that scaffolding comes into our yard?” It extends a good 5 or 6 feet into our yard, far enough that when it’s complete it will come past the window closest to the house next door. The guys putting it up say they have a permit to go 5 feet beyond the house they’re working on. Seems logical, for safety reasons. But is it really possible that someone can put a scaffolding up that covers a portion of your house without giving any notice whatsoever?
thanks all. It ended up only partially covering one of the parlor floor windows, so not such a big deal…
I think it is unfair, when the contractors work on your premises without any permission. Ask them to speak to you and build a non hazardous premises. Tell them that they should give you some notice prior the work being done.
DOB requires the minimum 5 ft. into adajacent propoerty and will give them a permit for that as well.
This is standard practice. I think they need to give the neighbor 72 hours written notice and that’s about it. The letter should be buried in your friend’s mail somewhere.