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Results: Reporting Unpermitted Construction

Published on 04/01/2015
By: tg85
1720
Living
1.
1.
Have you ever lived in an apartment or condo where the property owner or building manager did major construction without getting the proper permits?
Yes
7%
127 votes
No
60%
1037 votes
Undecided
8%
139 votes
Not Applicable
24%
417 votes
2.
2.
If yes, did you report them to your city's building department?
Yes
5%
86 votes
No
10%
179 votes
Not Applicable
85%
1455 votes
3.
3.
If you reported someone for unpermitted construction, did s/he find out you were the one who contacted the city?
Yes
4%
66 votes
No
6%
104 votes
Undecided
2%
36 votes
Not Applicable
88%
1514 votes
4.
4.
Regardless of where you live, if you saw a construction project of dubious quality and/or legality would you call your city's building department?
I'd report it if I thought it would affect me or my property.
16%
271 votes
I'd report it if it looked unsafe.
21%
367 votes
I'd report it if the project didn't have all the right permits.
6%
108 votes
I'd contact the property owner and then decide what to do.
5%
79 votes
I consider it none of my business.
9%
159 votes
I'd never report someone to a government agency.
4%
77 votes
Don't know.
18%
313 votes
N/A
38%
661 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
5 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
0.20% 4
the municipalities usually have people who go out and look for these type of things it is not my job to report others property changes. 0.05% 1
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