Dirk Jeanis
06-04-2014, 05:31 PM
A three unit on a lot a few doors down burned this winter as around 6AM. The tenants luckily awoke and the fire department was only one block away. We kept their kids warm in our house while things were being dealt with.
1. This house had been sold several times. No permits pulled on any work by any owner.
2. The house was short sold at least once.
3. The new owner did major work with NO permits.
4. Within 15 minutes it was determied to be an electrical fire.
5. The fire was near a heater that was newly installed
6. fairly extensive electrical work and other work including windows roofing, plumbing etc had been performed wihtout permit.
I asked for the fire inspector or marshal that was to investigate. I told him what I knew of the work done, non permitted possibly over several owners but for sure much by this owner.
The occupancy permit was immediately pulled after initial review and date code stamps on wires etc were found.
All tenants were gone within ONE day.
The property has been vacant for months and all electrical meters have been pulled. The property is being worked on, but I can NOT find a damn permit posted if you can beleive that!!!
Guys, if you see such things and then see a fire or other disaster due to unpermitted work, please report it to the proper authority.
Dont get me wrong, I have been known to add a circuit…or replumb lines or even put a new shower pan in without a permit…but for a lanlord to completely redo a triplex without permits and without quailified workers is insane…the kids could have died, it was in thier room that the fire started!
1. This house had been sold several times. No permits pulled on any work by any owner.
2. The house was short sold at least once.
3. The new owner did major work with NO permits.
4. Within 15 minutes it was determied to be an electrical fire.
5. The fire was near a heater that was newly installed
6. fairly extensive electrical work and other work including windows roofing, plumbing etc had been performed wihtout permit.
I asked for the fire inspector or marshal that was to investigate. I told him what I knew of the work done, non permitted possibly over several owners but for sure much by this owner.
The occupancy permit was immediately pulled after initial review and date code stamps on wires etc were found.
All tenants were gone within ONE day.
The property has been vacant for months and all electrical meters have been pulled. The property is being worked on, but I can NOT find a damn permit posted if you can beleive that!!!
Guys, if you see such things and then see a fire or other disaster due to unpermitted work, please report it to the proper authority.
Dont get me wrong, I have been known to add a circuit…or replumb lines or even put a new shower pan in without a permit…but for a lanlord to completely redo a triplex without permits and without quailified workers is insane…the kids could have died, it was in thier room that the fire started!