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# Bringing it up to code
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/bringing-it-up-to-code/
- Published: 2003-12-20T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:21:42.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

The estimated cost for a landlord to permit a bootlegged unit: Water meter — $3,405 Plan check — $2,269 Wastewater — $991 Building permit — $800 Water demand mitigation — $375 Total — $7,840

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 20, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/122003.pdf?ref=smdp.com)