Permits to build, permits to remodel, taxes for simply existing year-over-year, taxes for having too few people living in the house... is there a limit to how far government will go to control what people can and cannot do with their own property?
It won't be your property forever, and future tenants have a right to live in a place that was constructed safely. I'd rather not find out that the wiring of the house I bought was installed by an unlicensed amateur when it burns down the house. That house fire could also spread to your neighbors, so it's not just your property that's at stake.
I agree that some permitting requirements can get out of hand; for example, some jurisdictions require a permit for repairs as simple as replacing a kitchen tap. But I'd rather the law be too stringent in this regard than too lenient, and it’s easy enough to flout the law for simple things like a kitchen tap.
No, unless you think an empty lot in downtown Manhattan should continue to go unused forever. Governments have a responsibility to ensure that land is used effectively.
MontyCarloHall|3 years ago
It won't be your property forever, and future tenants have a right to live in a place that was constructed safely. I'd rather not find out that the wiring of the house I bought was installed by an unlicensed amateur when it burns down the house. That house fire could also spread to your neighbors, so it's not just your property that's at stake.
I agree that some permitting requirements can get out of hand; for example, some jurisdictions require a permit for repairs as simple as replacing a kitchen tap. But I'd rather the law be too stringent in this regard than too lenient, and it’s easy enough to flout the law for simple things like a kitchen tap.
RichardCNormos|3 years ago
ZoomerCretin|3 years ago
easytiger|3 years ago
klyrs|3 years ago
The third amendment?
easytiger|3 years ago
And look. More regulation = more cost = false scarcity. People never learn.
easytiger|3 years ago
stjohnswarts|3 years ago