My neighbor says my 10x12 deck needs a permit, my brother says nobody cares
We were standing in my yard on Saturday and my neighbor (who is a retired inspector) said anything over 30 inches off the ground needs a permit here, but my brother built the same size deck in his backyard 2 years ago and never pulled one. Now I'm stuck deciding if I should go legit and pay the fee or just finish it and hope nobody looks. What did you guys do for your own builds?