Responsibility of Landlord to have new construction OPed?

I am located in Spotsylvania, VA... and have recently been faced with a bunch of problems from the county upon moving my business. My main question is this: Upon leasing a building (new, never occupied) from a landlord, is it the landlords responsibility to disclose the necessary permits, etc necessary to occupy the building, to the tenant?

I recently leased a building, began moving items in (no work being done) and was shut down by the county citing the fact that the building was never OP'd? (occupancy permit). Can anyone give me any direction here? I'm now paying a loftly rent on a space I can't occupy for 4-6 weeks while I wait for the board to review my OP. All spaces I've previously leased where not new construction, and had been OP'd previously. I am seeking some compensation on rent while my permit clears the review board. Am I fighting a losing battle?

Does your lease state that property will be OP? Did you discuss this with landlord? If lease and landlord were silent as to what still needed to be done to make property OP then I would sue landlord for those weeks where you are paying rent and not able to occupy space.