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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All the local jurisdictions around here require the contractor to pull the permit when it comes to the trades (plumbing, electrical, HVAC).  I know a homeowner can't pull an HVAC permit if they wanted to, not sure about the other trades.  The only time this could turn into a headache for you is if your knowingly using someone unlicensed to do the work or doing it yourself.

Home Depot sells water heaters to anyone and 0% of homeowners who DIY a replacement are getting a permit or inspection.  An electric water heater would have to be really be hacked in to create an unsafe situation.  Natural Gas powered ones are where you want to make sure its installed to code. [/quote]

A homeowner can pull permits and is responsible for knowing a permit is pulled.  Contractors are the homeowners agent.  So if he/she does not pull, the homeowner is responsible and penalized.

We have pulled permits and done our own electrical and have had it inspected and passed.[/quote]

Not correct at all.  If a contractor is doing work that requires a permit the law and condition of their license is that a permit has to have been issued before the work begins.  In MD there was a handful of municipalities that allow the homeowner to take the electrician's exam and pull permits and do work only in their primary residence.  Whether to allow those programs to continue to exist has actually been a hot topic now that the Maryland regulates and licenses electricians at the state level.  Otherwise in MD and DC a homeowner cannot pull a trade permit.                  [/quote]

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