Contract Contractor Building Without Permit In Virginia
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On a single-family house, most routine work does not require a permit. You can: Paint, add or replace carpet, tile or hardwood floors, replace cabinets, and even replace paneling and drywall without a permit. Replace your windows and doors, as long as you don't change the size of the opening in the wall.
The quick and simple answer is: you usually don't need a permit if the shed is 120 square feet or less. In California, most jurisdictions have adopted the 120 square foot rule. If your shed area is larger than 120 square feet, it needs a building permit. If it's less than that, it doesn't.
Detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses or similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 256 square feet and is not more than one story, (under 18” floor height, under 10' eave height above grade.)
You may complete a complaint form online or download one of our complaint forms. For further assistance call our Consumer Protection Hotline at 1-800-552-9963 if calling from Virginia, or (804) 786-2042 if calling from the Richmond area or from outside Virginia.
Under Virginia Code Section 54.1-1115, no one may contract for or bid upon the “construction, removal, repair, or improvements to or upon real property owned, controlled or leased by another person” without a license or the correct type of license.
To file a lawsuit against the contractor, a person would need to prepare a complaint. Filing the complaint with the clerk of the court and serving the complaint and a summons on the defendant contractor begins a lawsuit. A person would have to select the court in which to sue.
