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Is this permit still open, or expired?

Enter the dates from the city portal. See if the permit is still alive, how many days are left, and who should fix it before close.

What to do now

    Many people get this wrong: "The work is done, so an expired permit doesn't matter." It does. No final inspection means the city never signed off. To reopen it, new work has to meet today's code, not the code from the year it was issued.

    Next steps

    1. New to permits? Start with T280 What is a permit.
    2. Find the permit and its inspections on the city portal with T281.
    3. Buying? Send the seller the right questions with T287, and price the risk with T283.
    4. Permit dead and the work was never signed off? See how to legalize it in T284.
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    Email this permit check to yourself

    Ken can tell you who usually fixes an open permit before close. No spam.

    Or text: 408-666-2825