Yes they R in the property owners name and here where I live the contractor pulls the permit and also signs and will not get a building permit if contractor does not have contractors state license on record with building inspectors office nor workmen's comp. Being in the newspaper has nothing to do with obtaining a building permit unless it involves zoning or set backs etc:. Each phase of contruction has to be signed off by an inspector to continue, normally it is the contractor that calls inspectors, not the home owner
An old carpenters(contractor) trick that is not insured tries to get the homeowner to pull the permit,home owner becomes generel contractor.
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