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Maybe I'm jaded but 5k (or even the 22k in the article for SF) doesn't seem that bad to me. In 2016, I did a kitchen remodel in my CA townhome and the permit c
by bigmattystyles 4y ago
Maybe I'm jaded but 5k (or even the 22k in the article for SF) doesn't seem that bad to me. In 2016, I did a kitchen remodel in my CA townhome and the permit costs, which included a city inspector coming over for 20 minutes cost 3.5k. For context, I paid the licensed contractor 10k for labor. If taxes are low, expect fees I guess.
- sofixa 4y agoYep. I especially found the article's complaint that a starting business might not have that much money saved weird... If a business cannot afford 5k to register, how will it stay afloat?
- theandrewbailey 4y agoHow did paying the city $3,500 help you?
- bigmattystyles 4y agoSafe and permitted work - and if I ever decide to sell the house or have to file an insurance claim, I can show the work was approved and permitted.
- theandrewbailey 4y agoYou don't need to be permitted to install an app on your laptop or phone (despite big tech's wishes), neither should you need it to install a new kitchen in your house. In a reasonable world, if the contractor is licensed (as you state), that should be all you need for insurance and selling the house. If the work isn't safe, you go after the contractor, maybe with a lawyer. Government shouldn't intervene in each individual job.