Who Gets The Permit?

WilsonRMDL

I recently bid a deck for a family friend and he was asking if he should get the permit or if I wanted to get it. I'm pretty sure the homeowner always gets the permit correct?

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rbsremodeling

We always get permits unless the HO has plans and permits before we bid the job

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Teetorbilt

The permit $ should be stated on your contract. That's the way that we do it here.

Here, if the HO pulls the permit they become the contractor. This has all different types of legal complications for a contractor, now a sub to the HO.

It may be different in your area.

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kevjob

we always pull our permit since it is our job.

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Kevin
Basement Finishing Highlands Ranch Colorado
Littleton Colorado, Basement Remodeling
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Patrick

have you never pulled a permit before?

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Originally Posted by Celtic
Like I said...I'm sure you are very good at what you do ~ whatever that is and where ever it happens.

WilsonRMDL

That makes sense that the contractor should get it for liability reasons. I'm usually on the job as a subcontractor and permits have already been pulled, so I never had to get one myself. Thanks for the quick responses guys. Appreciate it.

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redwood

I'm happy to get the permits or if the homeowner wants to save some money, I see no reason they can't pull them themselves. Either way, I'm doing the drawings and calling for the inspections.

How does anything change if the owner pulls the permit? If anything, I would think that they are accepting some of the liability, if god forbid, something went wrong. In all my 30+ years, it has never been a problem. Knock on wood.

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Greg Di

Uh....your title says you are a General Contractor...I guess it's wrong.

I don't know too many GCs that have never pulled a permit.

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WilsonRMDL

Well truth be told I've always been a carpenter/cabinetmaker. Last year I started working with an investment company on an office building remodel. The owner is so busy 99% of the time that he just couldnt handle being on site all the time, so he passed the duties on to me. I hire all the subs for electrical/plumbing whatever needs to be done outside of my duties, and I make all the decisions on what needs to go where, how things need to look, etc. All while doing all the framing/trim, siding, etc. He has always pulled the permits and took care of that aspect of it. I changed my title to general contractor because I felt that I was taking on other aspects of the job and was starting to work my way towards becoming a general contractor. So i guess technically i'm a carpenter who has more responsibility than most.

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