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Q. My parents’ home has a finished basement, and they got a violation notice. Does a building inspector have the right to go into their house? Is he going to look for other things? Are there other problems I should be aware of before I let someone in?
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By Monte Leeper
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1/21/11
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Twice last week, authorities discovered neglected animals inside dilapidated Rockville Centre homes. The second discovery was by far the worst ...
At 14 Montauk Ave., Faith Ross, 54, and her …
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Tom Steinert
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1/19/11
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Valley Stream residents are invited to join the Central High School District Board of Education to tour the district’s four school buildings on Saturday, Jan. 8.
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1/5/11
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District 13 Board of Education trustees and members of the public got a look at nearly $1 million in potential repairs and upgrades at the four schools during the annual building tour last Saturday morning, and also were able to see some recently completed projects.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/16/10
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Q. We had an addition built over 10 years ago but we didn’t get a permit. Many laws have changed and we have to do a lot of rigamarole, and maybe even tear part of the addition apart to correct things. We shouldn’t be made to do all these changes, should we?
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By Monte Leeper
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12/8/10
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Imagine a Long Island that was 50 percent open space. Or a hub of agriculture, housing and business along Route 110 in Farmingdale. Or even a new neighborhood of rental housing, businesses and parks …
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Alex Costello
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10/13/10
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Q. I hired an architect to do plans for my commercial building after I got caught running a sports program. It didn't seem like a problem.
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Monte Leeper
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8/20/10
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Q. My husband and I live on the top floor of a seven-story co-op. The building management has reduced the number of hours the roof exhaust fans are running. The air is stagnant, odors move from apartment to apartment and over the winter, temperatures were close to 80 degrees, sometimes with the windows wide open!
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Monte Leeper
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6/29/10
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Q. I was working with an architect who didn't live in the area. He was my neighbor, but moved to work about two hours away. I learned that he never really did work in my town before and didn't know the rules. Although he apologized and referred me to other architects who do work locally, I really feel stuck.
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Monte Leeper
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6/14/10
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Q. I was told by my village that I need to have smoke detectors in my two-family house in order to renew my application. Even though I didn't have them before, I have to install them. One guy said they have to be hard-wired, but my electrician called and they said just battery-operated. Which is it?
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Monte Leeper
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5/14/10
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