Building Permit (היתר בניה)

The building permit is in our hands!

I have been going back and forth to our local office for 3 years. The secretary there who knows me as Suan (another story for another blog) congratulated me today and told me she has yet another friend who will copy the plans for a good price. Of course I thanked her for ALL help. I still have to go back one more time at the end. Once a house is completed according to the plan, you have to complete a Form 4 (Tofes 4). Then someone comes out and makes sure you built what was on your plan. If you did, or at least they think you did, you get the permananent hookup to the electric company. Then the way it works, is that you can make all your "illegal" changes. For example, we were not allowed to include an entrace to our basement from the outside. So, many friends have suggested that we build the doorway and then seal it. After we recieve the Tofes 4, we can open the door.