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"Massage Therapists are not allowed to practice until after they have gone through this onerous process, they are looking at having to pay to rent a location for 8–13 months without being able to earn income on that space. The fees associated with this process, are in the thousands of dollars, potentially up to over $6000. The sole practitioner application fee, alone, is $853, plus the annual fee of $853. Just to get the Sole Practitioner permit is $1706 in the first year, without any of cost of rent on an empty space, the fees to an architect, the fees to the Planning Department, the fees to the Department of Building Inspection, Police Department and Fire Department, etc."
"Massage Therapists are not allowed to practice until after they have gone through this onerous process, they are looking at having to pay to rent a location for 8–13 months without being able to earn income on that space. The fees associated with this process, are in the thousands of dollars, potentially up to over $6000. The sole practitioner application fee, alone, is $853, plus the annual fee of $853. Just to get the Sole Practitioner permit is $1706 in the first year, without any of cost of rent on an empty space, the fees to an architect, the fees to the Planning Department, the fees to the Department of Building Inspection, Police Department and Fire Department, etc."