|
| Author |
Message |
carcrossguy
Member
|
# Posted: 8 Oct 2011 20:03
Reply
I was wondering if this was a strategy to avoid high costs of septic fields etc . For example, there is a 5 acre property for sale with only a 816 sq ft garage. There used to be mobile homes but they are totally destroyed and the well is exhausted also. There is a lagoon but for the old mobile. The people were living in the garage and have partioned it etc It could simply be that they had planned to build a house and ran out of money. Not sure how expensive it would be to officially convert the garage into livin quarters. Im guessing you would have to put in a well.
|
|
hattie
Member
|
# Posted: 8 Oct 2011 23:39
Reply
I live in BC and I wouldn't suggest trying to sneak anything through. The building departments in this province are pretty strict and they send out inspectors pretty regularly (at least in our neck of the woods).
|
|
silverwaterlady
Member
|
# Posted: 9 Oct 2011 00:16
Reply
Or they may have been evicted for living in a building that was not permited as a living area?
|
|
carcrossguy
Member
|
# Posted: 9 Oct 2011 12:03
Reply
There is a large relatively new work trailer(on wheels) parked on the property right by where they were living. They say it is a friends.
There is another property for sale with a new small house with no well or septic. Realtor says they use outhouse. the building is only 400 sq ft. neither of these properties is outside a municipality jurisdiction.
|
|
Anonymous
|
# Posted: 11 Jan 2012 16:33
Reply
I was looking at a property near Bend and I called the local building inspector to confirm that if I built a place less than 10 sq m it wouldn't require a permit. He said that was technically true and then continued to tell me to do what I wanted because he wasn't ever going to go out there.
|
|
|
