The crashing sound we just heard was not anything inside the house. Unfortunately, it was our spirits.
We expected getting permits to be a tedious hassle, but we didn't expect the encounter we had at the county office the other day.
Our house has been a duplex for decades. We don't know how long, but we do know that the last lady who lived downstairs lived there for 11 years. (And she really wants to move back - she was evicted despite the fact she never missed a rent payment - she was evicted because the landlord didn't pay the mortgage). So, the house has been registered as a duplex for as long as anyone can remember and has 2 mailboxes, 2 gas lines and 2 electric boxes. Yet, because it's been vacant for over 365 days, we're being told it needs to revert to a single family house. I asked the zoning guy if I need to re-apply to become a duplex again and he told me that he's pretty sure it's going to be denied. Once it's denied we'll need to file for an appeal which would happen on December 27th, and there's a good chance we could lose that.
Well, I don't think I need to tell you that there is not a great demand for 5-bedroom houses with 2 kitchens in Norristown. Which means that our plans have totally been destroyed if this becomes true.
We will keep you updated, but in the meantime, we have halted work.
We expected getting permits to be a tedious hassle, but we didn't expect the encounter we had at the county office the other day.
Our house has been a duplex for decades. We don't know how long, but we do know that the last lady who lived downstairs lived there for 11 years. (And she really wants to move back - she was evicted despite the fact she never missed a rent payment - she was evicted because the landlord didn't pay the mortgage). So, the house has been registered as a duplex for as long as anyone can remember and has 2 mailboxes, 2 gas lines and 2 electric boxes. Yet, because it's been vacant for over 365 days, we're being told it needs to revert to a single family house. I asked the zoning guy if I need to re-apply to become a duplex again and he told me that he's pretty sure it's going to be denied. Once it's denied we'll need to file for an appeal which would happen on December 27th, and there's a good chance we could lose that.
Well, I don't think I need to tell you that there is not a great demand for 5-bedroom houses with 2 kitchens in Norristown. Which means that our plans have totally been destroyed if this becomes true.
We will keep you updated, but in the meantime, we have halted work.
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