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Last week, we did a deep dive into the historical and political factors of developing in Los Angeles and what makes being a Los Angeles Permit Expediter different. In this article, I will explain the permit side of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). The key to understanding the Los Angeles building department is to remember the process is nuanced and requires to time to become familiar with, as well as, time to develop relationships with those professionals on the other side of the counter. Express Check Express permit checks are important for the Los Angeles permit …

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Election years come with changes of personnel, policies, and tax codes, but how will this affect retailers construction needs specifically, the need for a permit expediter? The answer is simple: the need for a permit expediter is intensified. This intensification is a reaction to three new factors of the retail environment: stronger American currency, tax-code changes, and increased development in the market. In our article, “What Stronger Dollar Means for Retail Permits” we analyzed how less foreign development represents an opportunity for domestic development. However, I did not include the ramifications of the stronger currency with respect to retailers who …

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