Posts by Kyle Ward4

Goodness, what kind of nonsense is this? I mean, does this actually imply that I’m supposed to just open up my private backyard pool to the general public or something?

Robert Lopez6 said:Would you really consider reporting him to the IRS without having a single shred of actual evidence? It seems like such a massive leap to take. Honestly, I think it’s best to just let this whole thing go and get on with your lives; why bother sinking down to his level?

I suppose his motivation for doing this is really up to him, though. Maybe he’s just trying to teach someone a lesson about basic decency and what happens when you treat people poorly, or maybe—and I don't know—maybe he just wants to be a bit of a jerk.

If a report was actually filed, there would have to be some kind of notarized statement from the landlord giving their consent for it all to happen.
And, well, you’d also need to be able to prove that you were actually paying rent in the first place.

Under the local rent control law, lease agreements are supposed to be in writing, BUT:

I’m not really sure what kind of trouble you could even get into personally, since you don't have anything to do with his specific income tax obligations (paying those taxes isn't exactly the tenant's responsibility, anyway).

copperdriver17 said:Section 47. states:
"...A chief site engineer, site engineer, and/or works manager can be any individual with an architectural, civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering background, provided they’ve passed their professional licensing exam and meet all other requirements laid out in this Law.
As for individual work supervisors, you can also appoint someone holding a Master of Engineering degree in a field not specifically listed in paragraph 2, as long as their specific degree program qualifies them for those supervisory duties and they have passed the professional licensing exam relevant to the field they are managing..."

Meanwhile, Section 49. says that for Group H individual work supervisors, you can appoint someone:
"...who has at least 3 years of professional experience and who:
...successfully completed a bachelor's or master's degree in the appropriate engineering field,
...Additionally, a Group H supervisor can be someone who graduated high school from a technical vocational program in the relevant field (Level IV, Associate's degree) and possesses at least 10 years of professional experience...."

Here’s my actual question: does a Group H supervisor strictly need to have passed that professional licensing exam, or are they exempt if they hit the requirements in Section 49? The folks over at the department are insisting they need it, even though Section 49 seems to say something completely different.

Well, that little "and" you tucked in there isn't actually present in Section 49 at all, so, I mean, in that case, the Department of Labor is probably right.

It seems like Section 49 just outlines the additional requirements for someone already covered under Section 47 to step into that role, rather than offering an alternative to the exam itself.
(I suppose laws sometimes—though they don't always, obviously—include a clarifying phrase like, "An individual who hasn't passed the exam might still be appointed if...")