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Building permit

The document that primarily authorizes specified construction work before it proceeds. A permit alone does not establish that an addition is approved living space.

Lessons that use this term

  • Construction: permits, codes, certificates of occupancy, site requirements, and the structure New York
  • Review boards, the building department, the assessor, the receiver of taxes, the engineer, and the health department New York

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