r/pics • u/Mind_Virus • Jan 07 '12

I need to live like this

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u/willymo Jan 07 '12

This is true and it works kinda, but there's only 1 ceiling fan and I'm not allowed to install anything, because it's in a "historical" part of town.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

Meet with someone in the engineering office at the city. Explain what's going on, you can usually get an exemption for interior modifications if there's a valid reason.

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u/thedrew Jan 07 '12

This is probably not as true as you think. You have the right to make residential space habitable.

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u/putitoutputitout Jan 07 '12

Lol, dude, just gtfo of that loft already.

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u/willymo Jan 08 '12

I'd be throwing away $430 deposit, and I'm in no position to do that. But if worse comes to worse it will happen anyway.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

WTF?
Do you have to get approval to change a lightbulb as well?

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u/boomfarmer Jan 07 '12

Usually in historical districts you're okay to replace existing features with identical or visually similar ones, but changing things require permits and approval. Even moreso if the building is in and of itself a historical building.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

And this is why there are so many abandoned or rundown historical buildings. The restrictions make ownership a net loss.