ca has an interesting law that a homeowner/property owner can be their own contractor - he would still need to get the relevant permits and inspections
sometimes the laws are a bit too tight - for example where one of my daughters lives, a permit is required to change out a light switch or electrical socket
oat, you can still do the work yourself and if you happen to ignore the permit process, who would know...unless you did it really wrong and a fire resulted...
where i live now, i have replaced light switches and changed out regular sockets for gfci sockets and installed/replaced light fixtures
oh well
ps the dem controlled state legislature is only 3 votes shy of a 2/3 majority...as a result the party of no can and has held up the state budget for months past its june 30th due date