State permit kits · $34 each
Your State's Permitting Rules, as a Working Kit
Each kit is the same six documents, built for one state and verified against that state's statutes and agencies: the owner-builder exemption walkthrough, the permit application checklist, the inspection sequence, a where-to-file directory, and a forms index — with the citations printed on the page, so a permit clerk can check your work.
One kit per state
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North Carolina
The owner exemption affidavit, the $40K lien-agent threshold, septic gating the permit, and the personally-present inspection rule.
See the North Carolina kitGeorgia
The one-sale-per-24-months exemption trap, mandatory codes even in no-permit counties, and the two required performance tests.
See the Georgia kitTexas
No state license or permit — and the traps that replace them: trade licensing, TCEQ septic, the energy code that applies anyway, coastal windstorm.
See the Texas kitVirginia
The § 54.1-1101 exemption, the lien agent that protects you, VDH septic shot clocks, and the VDOT driveway permit almost nobody expects.
See the Virginia kitMore states coming
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