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Committee approves fee waiver for disabled veterans’ home accessibility renovations
Summary
A legislative committee advanced House Bill 1087 to exempt disabled veterans from local permit fees for home renovations that accommodate disabilities; the measure passed after sponsor explanation and support from the Georgia Realtors.
The Defense & Veterans Affairs committee approved House Bill 1087, a measure to eliminate local permit fees for disabled veterans who make home renovations to accommodate their disabilities.
The bill’s sponsor told the committee that, under the proposal, “if you are a disabled veteran as defined by code and you make renovations to your home that accommodate your disability, then you would not pay those local…
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