We only need one more permit to go (WA Suburb Sanitation Commission) in order to obtain the final building permit. Some of the blame can be place on Ryan for not starting the permit application until almost 4 months after we signed our contract (Signed 12/31/2012). We were originally told the delivery date would be in June but now slipped to July. It'll probably slip further. Our house will be the last house (Out of the 5 houses) to get built on that section and I think we were of the 1st to buy. Go figure.
More bad news (not house related). Over the weekend I received a letter from the DC DMV and inside it was a parking citation (parking abreast) that's overdue. It stated I owe them $50 for the violation + $50 for overdue charge. I never received the 1st citation because I haven't been to DC for the past 2+ years AND I don't drive an UPS TRUCK. The officer who write the ticket must made a mistake reading off the tag or some type of scam going around. I did a quick Google search and sure enough others people from different states are getting the same BS letter. This is such a big hassle because now I have to either:
-Show up in person in DC (which I hate going due to traffic and long line waiting)
-Don't pay but might go into collection
-Change my tag (pay for new tag and other fees)
-Write them a letter (wait 6 months or more). Many people are reporting the the latter option does not work and they will still make you responsible for the fine.
It's such an obvious mistake, but yet they make people go through hell to get it resolved. Maybe I'll report this to the press.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/washington-dc/1474881-never-washington-dc-got-parking-ticket.html
http://www.city-data.com/forum/washington-dc/849770-dc-parking-ticket-error-not-my.html
http://www.welovedc.com/2010/08/10/parking-ticket-from-hell-anyone/
http://www.wjla.com/video/2012/11/man-gets-parking-tickets-in-dc---but-never-parked-in-dc.html
DC Parking tickets are the worst !!!!
ReplyDeleteProbably in your best interest to go in person just to make sure you know 100% it's taken care of. Last thing you need is it being sent to collections, even if its their error. It's definitely a pain having to go downtown.
ReplyDelete" Some of the blame can be place on Ryan for not starting the permit application until almost 4 months after we signed our contract (Signed 12/31/2012)."
ReplyDeletePreach! I totally feel your pain. We signed our contract 11/27 and was delayed with our permit (supposed to start build in mid to late March, didn't receive permit until April 9)