My thought is you ain't seen nothin yet. Florida just added an interesting rule to the energy code here. If you swap out a HVAC condenser, one for one, you not only need an electrical permit and an HVAC permit, you also need need an energy calculation for the house by an engineer or certified energy consultant.
The owner might have to put in thousands of dollars into sealing up and insulating their house before they can fix the A/C
The government is rapidly spinning out of control
I suspect the unintended consequence is there will be trunk slammers putting in gray market AC units without any permits of inspections at all.
