Comments on: Escambia County Reinstates Permit Fees For Tornado Recovery http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/escambia-county-reinstates-permit-fees-for-tornado-recovery Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MargieLu http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/escambia-county-reinstates-permit-fees-for-tornado-recovery/comment-page-1#comment-327587 MargieLu Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:04:27 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=260907#comment-327587 County permit fees should also be waived for those who haven't yet begun rebuilding, at least until either 1) funding assistance or financial ability is obtained within an additional, reasonable timeframe, since most were given hope that funding would have already been granted or extended, and; 2) permits should still be required for all rebuilding and current codes enforced just as they were after Hurrican Ivan, only the fees waived. Also, you can't claim you're rebuilding and escape fees if you haven't cleared the debris within a year if the disaster, and landlords who haven't rebuilt for their tenants should face fines if their rental properties haven't pulled a permit by the 1-yr anniversary of the disaster. Landlords should have state-mandated insurance on their investment properties to avoid this mess in the future. County permit fees should also be waived for those who haven’t yet begun rebuilding, at least until either 1) funding assistance or financial ability is obtained within an additional, reasonable timeframe, since most were given hope that funding would have already been granted or extended, and; 2) permits should still be required for all rebuilding and current codes enforced just as they were after Hurrican Ivan, only the fees waived.

Also, you can’t claim you’re rebuilding and escape fees if you haven’t cleared the debris within a year if the disaster, and landlords who haven’t rebuilt for their tenants should face fines if their rental properties haven’t pulled a permit by the 1-yr anniversary of the disaster. Landlords should have state-mandated insurance on their investment properties to avoid this mess in the future.

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