06-27-2008, 07:22 PM
I agree, I'm NOT advocating it. I wanted to point out that not all unpermitted structures are a result of laziness or lack of knowledge.
For anyone considering it, know that if you get caught your life can turn into a royal poo-storm. If county doesn't catch you, you will always be at the mercy of your neighbors & how much they like you. I lived with a gal who got red flagged by county & was abruptly homeless (thus our housemate for a while). I have a new client who happened to have an inspector drive by while he was building a deck - now he's at a standstill until I draw up his blueprints & he gets the permit. It's a risk with expensive implications, but it's not always because of lazy or dumb [
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For anyone considering it, know that if you get caught your life can turn into a royal poo-storm. If county doesn't catch you, you will always be at the mercy of your neighbors & how much they like you. I lived with a gal who got red flagged by county & was abruptly homeless (thus our housemate for a while). I have a new client who happened to have an inspector drive by while he was building a deck - now he's at a standstill until I draw up his blueprints & he gets the permit. It's a risk with expensive implications, but it's not always because of lazy or dumb [
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* I'd rather fail at happiness than succeed at misery *