supermad22
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ
I recently purchased a location in a small town in NJ for the purpose of a non-profit social club; for a short time the club was open using the previous owner's Certificate of Occupancy however it did not take long for the local inspectors to come pay a visit.
1. The fire inspector came first about 3 months ago and pointed out a few things that needed fixing, including the final hook up of a brand new sprinkler system that had been added by the previous owner; (to complete the sprinkler system the local water utility company has to install a new meter and a street line dedicated to the system). The fire inspector was OK at that time knowing that we were waiting for the utility company to do its job and he mentioned that the utility company had up to 2 years to do this.
2. The town's building inspector came next, he pointed out a few things that needed to be brought to local standards and told me that he would issue a new Certificate of Occupancy when the work that he requested was completed and inspected by him.
3. I complied to both the fire inspector and the building inspector's demands. The club closed since then underwent a $25,000.00 renovation. All the permits necessary to complete the work were obtained, the work was completed and the inspector called back for re-inspection. At this time, the inspector refused to issue the new CO and came up with additional "violations" that needed to get fix. I complied again with the demands even though I had already accrued a lot of capital loss. He re-inspected the place and again refused to issue a CO because the fire sprinkler system was not hooked up. The fire inspector was contacted and he reversed his original decision.
Now I find myself wondering if there is something else going on here... Discrimination? Is the club being targeted for some reason? I know, that I am out of at least 2 months worth if not more of capital gain, let's say about $12,000.00. About $28,000.00 in repair bills for the cited "violations;" which by the way were never formally written down and giving to me. Stuck with a place that I can not operate or sell??? Please some advice!!!!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I recently purchased a location in a small town in NJ for the purpose of a non-profit social club; for a short time the club was open using the previous owner's Certificate of Occupancy however it did not take long for the local inspectors to come pay a visit.
1. The fire inspector came first about 3 months ago and pointed out a few things that needed fixing, including the final hook up of a brand new sprinkler system that had been added by the previous owner; (to complete the sprinkler system the local water utility company has to install a new meter and a street line dedicated to the system). The fire inspector was OK at that time knowing that we were waiting for the utility company to do its job and he mentioned that the utility company had up to 2 years to do this.
2. The town's building inspector came next, he pointed out a few things that needed to be brought to local standards and told me that he would issue a new Certificate of Occupancy when the work that he requested was completed and inspected by him.
3. I complied to both the fire inspector and the building inspector's demands. The club closed since then underwent a $25,000.00 renovation. All the permits necessary to complete the work were obtained, the work was completed and the inspector called back for re-inspection. At this time, the inspector refused to issue the new CO and came up with additional "violations" that needed to get fix. I complied again with the demands even though I had already accrued a lot of capital loss. He re-inspected the place and again refused to issue a CO because the fire sprinkler system was not hooked up. The fire inspector was contacted and he reversed his original decision.
Now I find myself wondering if there is something else going on here... Discrimination? Is the club being targeted for some reason? I know, that I am out of at least 2 months worth if not more of capital gain, let's say about $12,000.00. About $28,000.00 in repair bills for the cited "violations;" which by the way were never formally written down and giving to me. Stuck with a place that I can not operate or sell??? Please some advice!!!!
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
