Article 2 a lease contract on a building constructed without a building permit or in violation of the building permit shall be void.

第二条出租人就未取得建设工程规划许可证或者未按照建设工程规划许可证的规定建设的房屋，与承租人订立的租赁合同无效。

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Library officials agreed to permit him to live in the building.

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Building permit authorizations for privately owned units and single-family homes were up again as well.

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Building permit applications fell 3.1%, to an annual rate of 969, 000, which was roughly in-line with economists' expectations for an annual rate of 960, 000 units.

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The Regional Engineering Counsel said there were at least one project on the 16th floor of the 20 floor tower that was being conducted without a building permit.

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