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October 6, 1995 <br /> Page 2 <br /> Last, the City gave the Pirinos a Certificate of Occupancy to occupy the house before it was <br /> completed so they would not have to pay for other housing arrangements, in spite of the fact that <br /> the City should not have provided the occupancy permit until the house is completed. There were <br /> two pages of code violations that needed to be corrected on the house before the occupancy should <br /> have been issued. <br /> The City tried to the best of its ability to work with the Pirinos without causing any hardship on <br /> either the family or the City. <br /> The facts that the City allowed them to pour the concrete for the garage before the variance was <br /> considered, issued a Certificate of Occupancy before the house was completed, and offered the <br /> family $5,000 even after the Appeals Court ruled that the City was not liable for damages, shows <br /> that the City worked very hard with this family in an attempt to resolve this situation. <br /> We hope this answers some of the concerns regarding this issue. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Thomas L. Grundhoefer <br /> Attorney for the City of St. Anthony <br />