Unpermitted Finished Basemen
I paid a contractor I trust to finish my basement two years ago. Extremely happy with the result but it was a bunch of work including removing 100 year old plumbing and new electrical.
I don’t have any problems or concerns, my question is: about 4/5 of the way through the project my brother, who lives out of state, asked how we got the permits so quickly. I’ve never had to do any home construction or additions or anything at all and so I actually didn’t know what he was talking about. It turns out the contractor did not get permits nor did we discuss it at any point. Now, two years later everything is still great, but I’m wondering what the consequences would be if I tried to get it permitted now. Is this a huge mistake, opening a can of worms I would rather leave closed or would it be worthwhile in case we eventually decide to sell the house?