There are a ton of other silly requirements that get piled on top of each other and burden all new construction.
For example, if your house in California needs a new electrical panel to charge an electric car? $700+ permit for the panel, plus parts and labor. Adds up to several thousand.
There are definitely building codes that should exist -- earthquake safety, fire safety, etc. But quite a lot of them are just the state interfering in things it has no business dealing with, like the solar panel requirement that lets politicians feel better about themselves while making homes more expensive.
There are a ton of other silly requirements that get piled on top of each other and burden all new construction.
For example, if your house in California needs a new electrical panel to charge an electric car? $700+ permit for the panel, plus parts and labor. Adds up to several thousand.
There are definitely building codes that should exist -- earthquake safety, fire safety, etc. But quite a lot of them are just the state interfering in things it has no business dealing with, like the solar panel requirement that lets politicians feel better about themselves while making homes more expensive.