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If people wouldn't go insane at the idea, the government should provide lists of contractors, and a public record of what work they've done, and allow homeowner
by Clent 4y ago
If people wouldn't go insane at the idea, the government should provide lists of contractors, and a public record of what work they've done, and allow homeowner's to cross reference contact data with with family, friends, neighbors.
It's a pity that we cannot trust each other enough to pool our data for our common good.
- lostlogin 4y agoYou are not wrong. This will somehow be characterised as ‘death lists’ or some such crap.
- giantg2 4y agoIn theory that's not necessary. Contractors are supposed to be licensed and you can research any complaints against them through the licensing board, BBB, etc. And cross-referencing with neighbors etc already happens in the form of referrals. If people aren't going to use the current resources, those same people won't use the new one.
- wingspar 4y agoIsn’t the building permit database, which is publicly available, do that?
- JoeAltmaier 4y agoDon't we? Most states have reciprocal licensing agreements, which I presume you can check. Florida exempts itself from this (sensible) arrangement. Possibly as a protectionist act; possibly to snare licensing fees. But surely not to protect the consumer.