Comedian and commentator Adam Carolla criticized what he described as excessive and intrusive government inspections on private construction projects, arguing that ordinary taxpayers face far stricter scrutiny than other areas that receive far less oversight.

Carolla shared personal experiences involving building inspectors showing up unannounced to his own projects and immediately halting work, even for minor repairs. He described inspectors entering job sites without warning and demanding documentation on the spot.

“But here’s what I was thinking when it comes to your job site, and these guys are fanatical about inspections,” Carolla said.

“Meaning, I have done more than one project where an inspector just pulled up on his own accord, got out of his car, walked onto the job site, into my house in one case, and onto another building and another case, and literally went, what’s going on?”

Carolla said the inspectors immediately asserted authority and began questioning workers and homeowners.

“And we’re like, who are you? Yeah, I’m a building inspector. What is going who’s in charge here?” he recalled.

He said inspectors quickly moved to permit enforcement.

“And you go, who’s the homeowner? I go, I don’t know. You got permit for this? No, you don’t have a permit for what’s going on here.”

According to Carolla, even routine fixes triggered shutdowns.

“Well, I was just fixing the drywall. Shut it down. Shut it down, right?” he said.

“You on that ladder, get down. You go home. Everyone goes home.”

He described inspectors ordering all work to stop until paperwork was approved.

“And when you get your when you get your plans together, and you get your permit, and you get your whatever, you can come back and see me until then, there’s nothing going on here. Now get out,” Carolla said.

“He’s standing in my house telling me, shut it down. That’s what they do.”

Carolla said building inspectors leave no room for flexibility and require full compliance even after work is completed.

“Deputy inspectors, building inspectors, by the way, there is no sliding anything past them,” he said.

“There’s no Well, we closed up the wall. Why didn’t inspect the electrical wiring. Well, take my word for it, no, take the drywall back off the wall.”

He contrasted that level of scrutiny with what he claimed is far looser oversight in other areas.

“But when it comes to Somali daycare centers, Somali daycare centers, not nearly as stringent, right? Nope, no, that’s nothing,” Carolla said.

Carolla also pointed to other government programs he believes lack comparable enforcement.

“When it comes to you, taxpayer building your own home at your own expense. They are up your ass, 24/7, nonstop,” he said.

“And when it comes to overseeing covid checks going to prisoners, not so much inspection, going on. Notice that?”

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