Originally Posted by
Andrew Joiner
I thought that too. If the a government agent approves the work it must be safe, right? Because they could get sued. Then I did some research.
Actually it's almost impossible to win a court case against a building inspector or the municipality for missing something that causes harm.
The #1 reason for inspections is to be sure the improvements get on the property tax rolls. The belief that a city inspection guarantees the work is done right or to code is a myth.
Sovereign immunity somes from English Common law (as much of our jurisprudence) which does not allow the government to be sued unless the government allows itself to be open to a specific action.
My CO inspection for my house has 17 technical violations that I was aware of, nit picky stuff but they were there. The inspector didn't mention a single one.
Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.
Deep thought for the day:
Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.