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I guess the real question is why would you lie about this? It is just going to bite you down the road. Permit history used to be a dusty box in a warehouse somewhere. Now everything is online, open to lawyers, home inspectors, code enforcement officers and nosy neighbors (the last being the most dangerous of all).
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Harold:
I have called the homeowner or the builder and questioned the 'storage' room. It has come out that it is intended to be an office, additional bedroom, etc. in the 'future'.
The plans usually indicate insulation & sheetrock, but no compliant receptacles. Asking why not install the recepts, usually it's money; I ask 'won't it cost more to do after the room is finished'??
THe conversation above usually results in a revised plan, or the EC will rough it in as an update.
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That is exactly the kind of response I would have and what they asked me in Md. In my case I actually had all of the electrical right and they were questioning the lack of fire code drywall on the ceiling. I agreed we wanted to make this "habitable" when I found out the tax man didn't care, the price was the same.
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John and Greg,
Oh I intend to ask someone about this "Storage area" and if they say it is strictly storage, I don't think there is anything I can do about it. I will make suggestions about, "While the wall is open..." and see where that gets me.
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