As John (HotLine1) mentioned in the 1st Page of this Thread:
I'm a firm believer in 'most, if not all' of us have one time or another worked without permits.
I had done so a few times, back in the late 1980's - as the EC I was working for figured the risk factor to be beneficial.
"Stop Work" Notices proved otherwise, but you get the idea...
Currently, there is too much risk for me as a Designer / Engineer / PM, or in the rare occasion of actually installing stuff, to do any Project Sans Permit.
If a Client "hints" towards proceeding without Permits, I always ask "What will happen when your Insurance Carrier asks for Proof of Permits for the new Improvements?"
That usually gets the point across!
Per Unlicensed Contracting Work:The California CSLB has included an additional "Sting Operation" to their list of Unlicensed Contracting searches.
This one involves "Handyman Classified Ads" from On-Line Databases, such as "Craig's List", "Angie's List", and ect.
Apparently, the "Bait" is to see if Unlicensed Persons will do work, which exceeds $500.00 Labor + Materials.
-- Scott
