BK>  Without the license he cannot offer himself to the public as a
  BK>  plumber. Which means he cannot run the business he claims he
  BK>  wants to buy.

JM> Yes he can. All he has to do is hire a person with a master plumber's
JM> license to pull the permits.

JM> Nothing requires the owner to be licensed.

You are wasting your time.  They have been given a list of talking points
from Bartcop and the pipe fitters union and they are sticking to them.

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