This is the worst advice on here. Not pulling a permit is how you end up with shit work by terrible contractors and the potential for massive liability if anything goes wrong. It can also mean the inspection when you sell your house could fail and force you to bring everything up to code anyway. In an absolute worst-case scenario, a building inspector could pull your Certificate of Occupancy, which could ultimately result in your homeowner’s insurance canceling your policy, leading to the bank canceling your mortgage. This is all unlikely, however it is far MORE likely to happen in a building in which tenants have common walls, ie: a condo. You have no idea what you might fuck up for your neighbor. If I were your co tenant/ neighbor and you were doing a gut reno without a permit, I would 100% call the building inspector on you out of fear that you have no idea what you’re doing and could potentially burn my home down with shoddy wiring, or flood my space by hitting the plumbing with an errant screw. With no permit, your insurance will tell you to GFY.

Also, Lowe’s cabinets are trash.