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Roger Shoaf Roger Shoaf is offline
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"Jerry" wrote in message
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On Mar 15, 4:36 pm, "DanG" wrote:

It is a dammable shame that property owners cannot build their own
homes. It is happening all over the US. The insurance companies and
financial institutions have attempted to stop people from building
their own homes so people are forced to go into debt. I live in
Alaska in a borough where we can build our own homes, put in our own
wells, and septic systems. That is why I live in Alaska and suggest
the rest of you move here and help us keep the banks and insurance
companies out of our lives.
My motto is this: I had rather live in a 2 by 4 shack that I own than
live in a mansion with a mortgage.


In CA I think the only thing a home owner can not legaly do is fire
sprinklers. I have done plumbing, electrical, gas, a roof all with no
problem. All that is required is to by the permit, get the inspections and
sit back an pay the taxes when assessor gets a copy of the permit.

On the other hand if one decides to cheat and go without a permt, they can
make you restore the property to the original state, or sometimes you can
get a after the fact permit at double the regular price.

Having unpermitted work also requires disclosure when you sell the property.
Probably not a big deal if you added a non bearing wall without electrical
or plumbing, but otherwise this could queer the deal if the buyers insurance
company balked.

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Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.