I live in Fairfax County, Virginia in a single family home. I have some neighbors who made a complaint about my home and had someone from code compliance come for an inspection of my basement. This happened several times, the first two times they told me to fix minor things (no beds in a room without windows, etc.) which I fixed no problem. This time I was told to demolish the entire full kitchen down there because it was installed without a permit.
I had an estimate done and it will cost me over $18,000 to do. I was not able to come up with the money so far, and now I have a court date next month. I was wondering after I pay the fine for the unpermitted work, what will happen? Will I be fined over and over until I remove the kitchen? My husband was the one who installed the kitchen himself and now we are divorced (he is living in another country) and I am the one living in the house now with my children. The folks at the code compliance office have also been very vague about what I have to do regarding removing just fixtures and capping off piping, or completely removing all piping down there which would cost me even more. Any info about what approach I should take would be appreciated! Thanks
I had an estimate done and it will cost me over $18,000 to do. I was not able to come up with the money so far, and now I have a court date next month. I was wondering after I pay the fine for the unpermitted work, what will happen? Will I be fined over and over until I remove the kitchen? My husband was the one who installed the kitchen himself and now we are divorced (he is living in another country) and I am the one living in the house now with my children. The folks at the code compliance office have also been very vague about what I have to do regarding removing just fixtures and capping off piping, or completely removing all piping down there which would cost me even more. Any info about what approach I should take would be appreciated! Thanks