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As a savvy homeowner, you probably know that many outdoor home additions and improvements require official approval. But are you aware you might also need a building permit for remodeling indoors?

Albert J. Pirro, Jr., a land use and zoning attorney in White Plains, explores the intricacies of municipal estoppel, which is often invoked when a local building inspector, making an honest mistake, ...

It might be easier to answer, "When do you not need a building permit?" We posed this question to the Emmet County Building department, and found that there are exemptions to when you need a permit.