Codes and inspection were eliminated for owner/builders (but not landlords) decades ago in my county. None of the apocalyptic predictions came to fruition. It

Codes and inspection were eliminated for owner/builders (but not landlords) decades ago in my county. None of the apocalyptic predictions came to fruition. It was mostly licensing contractors building death traps, not people that intend to live in something they build themself. And a death trap is often better than being homeless in any case, or coming short in healthcare/food/education.