mitch672
Active Member
My county has a permit requirement but no inspections. The county east of mine doesn't even have permit requirements. Build what you want, when you want, how you want.
Permits in many areas serve mainly a single purpose, to increase the value of your property with the "improvements" done, so now you have the privilege of paying additional real estate tax, it's especially true with "proposition 2 1/2" that limits what your town can tax you in Massachusetts.