Interesting Canopy

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

I'm selling one of my houses. (The one in Wayne, NJ) In order to get a CCO (Continuing Certificate of Occupancy) I needed to put up some sheetrock on one side of some bare framing in the basement. I had to get a permit to do the work... (less than 2 sheets of 1/2" wallboard). Can anyone tell me why anyone needs a permit to put up wallboard in their own friggin house????? The towns around here are totally out of control. It's really nothing but legalized extortion in most cases.

NJ just passed a bill reducing permitting requirements for things the are actually "repairs and/or maintenance" such as roofing, siding, drywall, plumbing fixtures, etc. I just read that in the paper 2 days ago. A lot of towns are pissed.

That being said, there were a lot of idiots doing shoddy and dangerous work that caused the permit/inspection routine to become necessary...then it went to far...