building permit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The lawsuit also accuses the ministry of breaching fire safety regulations and not posting its building permit in a place visible to the public, as the law requires.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
But, she added, the building permit could be cancelled if the fire safety authorities were not properly consulted.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
A contractor who offers to do the job without a building permit is a red flag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
She submitted her application in July, hoping to get started before demand overwhelmed the workforce, but didn’t get her building permit until January.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
And finally now, just when he’d mastered the parking patterns at City Hall — he even knew which meters were jammed, so he could park free — he had his building permit.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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