Jewboy-Deluxe t1_j8xxkj0 wrote
It depends upon where you live I guess but where we are in MA permitting is online and every permit pulled on a house is in there. When houses are put on the market the assessor looks at their records and if there’s supposed to be an unfinished basement but it’s being sold as finished a call is made to the building inspector and he calls the realtor and then the poop hits the fan.
sadpanda___ t1_j8y2l9j wrote
This is only a thing because the government wants their increased taxes when you improve your home
Jewboy-Deluxe t1_j8ybbxb wrote
Most work done by homeowners is not up to code and some is dangerous. The assessor wants the money but the inspector doesn’t want folks to die.
sadpanda___ t1_j8ybvoi wrote
This is true as well. But IMHO, being a dumb ass and installing 20 gage wiring for a 220v stove is someone’s own personal problem and we shouldn’t have to baby proof everything for the stupidest dumb asses in society.
I also shouldn’t have to get my deck design signed off on just because Billy the dumb shit down the road built his out of toothpicks and killed grandma.
People need to have some personal responsibility. If they don’t know how to do something properly, hire it out or find someone that can help. But overregulation is not the answer.
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