Occupancy Permit for Newly Built House

**cast_no_shadow** · March 22nd, 2014 01:49 PM

Nagpapagawa kami ng bahay and its almost done excited to moving in na then our contractor told me hindi pa daw pwede lipatan until wala pa occupancy permit.

Im like WTF is that permit? Another money making venture ng cityhall? Owner ang titira then kailangan ng permit. We are about to shell out 45k for that! Animal!

Puwede naman daw hindi kumuha kaso mas may problema daw pag nasita. May mga nag iikot ikot daw from city hall checking those permit.

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**foresterx** · March 22nd, 2014 01:55 PM

san lugar ito? isang malaking ka gaguhan yan!

**Stoner** · March 22nd, 2014 02:00 PM

...that, and applications for utilities may hit a couple of snags.

AFAIK, that 45k is the 'lakad fee'.

If your house passes all building codes, it shouldn't be a problem if you go process them yourself for cheap(er?).

**cast_no_shadow** · March 22nd, 2014 02:40 PM

*foresterx Manila area kami bro

*stoner contractor na namin naglakad lahat ng permits aminado naman siya may additional charge since may mga kailangan padulasan para mabilis ang proseso.

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**willyfernando** · March 22nd, 2014 02:50 PM

It is the duty of your contractor to inform you of the requirements on paperworks and permits before you go thru the build. From the building permit to the occupancy permit there should be a clear list and the corresponding budget for it. It is true that this becomes a troublesome task that's why some folks resort to "under the table" arrangements to facilitate the speedy release of their paperwork. Still there are some Municipalities that process permits dutifully w/ very minimal or no damage at all on your pocket like Marikina City. I'd just get the permit if I were you so you can get settled with your new house asap. My two cents.

**eli71724** · March 22nd, 2014 03:03 PM

As long as walang violation sa building code at sa fire code there is no need for the "padulas". IIRC this requires the participation of your local fire station. The occupancy permit shall be issued after the rep from your local fire station inspects the house and deems it fire-safe. The occupancy payment can be paid lump sum or half before and half after construction prior to occupying the house.

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**Gumusut_Amige** · March 22nd, 2014 04:19 PM

all along i thought occupancy permit is only applies if you let your house to be rented out?

**macsd** · March 22nd, 2014 04:47 PM

I am not sure but i guess this permit racket is only applicable in MM. The reason i say this is because i bumped into this scam about 2 yrs ago when my house in Alabang was built. I got my suking hardware to deal with it thus it was not much of a hassle for me. 2 yrs prior, i have my house down south done. After acquiring a building permit, that's it.

Yeah, when i heard about this permit, my blood shot up my head. They would even require receipts as back up documents/evidence etc...it's nothing but a facking income generating/kotong scheme by the goverment. Yet, we pay all this crap permits and taxes and those squatters just rise from no where, occupy other's property illegally , no building & occupancy permits, illegal electrical supply etc...and yet the goverment protects them more than tax payers and even provide them with everything when their evicted.

Our goverment officials really suck big time that who ever authored this law should be crucified.

**nervenllarena** · March 22nd, 2014 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by macsd

I am not sure but i guess this permit racket is only applicable in MM. The reason i say this is because i bumped into this scam about 2 yrs ago when my house in Alabang was built. I got my suking hardware to deal with it thus it was not much of a hassle for me. 2 yrs prior, i have my house down south done. After acquiring a building permit, that's it.

Yeah, when i heard about this permit, my blood shot up my head. They would even require receipts as back up documents/evidence etc...it's nothing but a facking income generating/kotong scheme by the goverment. Yet, we pay all this crap permits and taxes and those squatters just rise from no where, occupy other's property illegally , no building & occupancy permits, illegal electrical supply etc...and yet the goverment protects them more than tax payers and even provide them with everything when their evicted.

Our goverment officials really suck big time that who ever authored this law should be crucified.

im from the province kelangan din dito ng occupancy permit kung pasado ka sa bldg. codes minimal lang ang fee baka naman yang contractor mo ang ang kelangan ng padulas para lakarin nya yung permit