"Unpermitted" wiring doesn't mean that it is unsafe, wrong, or even illegal. And unless you're remodeling, lead paint is just a scare story.
I agree that when commercial activity takes place, inspections are necessary so that people don't have their implicit expectations violated. But your comment demonstrates a big problem with how this ends up being implemented - people cut wide swaths through subjects they know little about (driven by fear of the unknown), leaving mandatory onerous regulations in their wake. And obviously once the regulatory bodies obtain power, they will work to expand their scope like any organism.
Take for instance the recent addition of mandatory AFCIs in the NEC. Yes, modern circuit breakers are now running unauditable and unupgradeable software! In addition, the prohibitive cost of these devices actually causes fewer circuits to be built out in new construction. The simpler solution would have been to stop running plastic-covered wires through wood-framed structures, but presumably the AFCI patent holders lobbied for such circuits not being exempt.
(Don't get me started on California title 24, user-hostile shutoff timers, and sickly GU24)
I agree that when commercial activity takes place, inspections are necessary so that people don't have their implicit expectations violated. But your comment demonstrates a big problem with how this ends up being implemented - people cut wide swaths through subjects they know little about (driven by fear of the unknown), leaving mandatory onerous regulations in their wake. And obviously once the regulatory bodies obtain power, they will work to expand their scope like any organism.
Take for instance the recent addition of mandatory AFCIs in the NEC. Yes, modern circuit breakers are now running unauditable and unupgradeable software! In addition, the prohibitive cost of these devices actually causes fewer circuits to be built out in new construction. The simpler solution would have been to stop running plastic-covered wires through wood-framed structures, but presumably the AFCI patent holders lobbied for such circuits not being exempt.
(Don't get me started on California title 24, user-hostile shutoff timers, and sickly GU24)