[unnamed76ri]

They make you get a permit to replace household appliances? My goodness…

[thatfrenchguy]

They do for the water heater, not the rest (at least in San Francisco). Obviously that’s how you end up with 90% unpermitted work when you buy.

[hackerfromthefu]

My god, is this just designed to skim FAANG salaries, I can't see much other reason for it?

[s1artibartfast]

Toilets must be permitted to ensure they meet local standard for water conservation.

Obviously this isnt a problem that cant be solved by controlling sales, because people will just drive to neighboring counties to get toilets that actually work. Mine takes 3 flushes.

[tastyfreeze]

The bureaucratic inefficiency existed before FAANG.