Sacramento County CA won't let you work on your own car (or anyone else's) in your own garage, except under the most limited of circumstances. It is a dumb law. The law: www.code-enforcement.saccounty... www.lehtoslaw.com
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@sweetwilliam495 жыл бұрын
You don’t need to replace minor car parts, you need to replace minor politicians
@citizenfriendly38453 жыл бұрын
Wowo some minor politicians have very good laws there should be a Balance
@lomgshorts33 жыл бұрын
How about "all of them in power right now"?
@citizenfriendly38453 жыл бұрын
So tell me this why dis Mr. Trump signed Civil forfeiture. I think he was sorounded by nit so good people.
@steelisthemeal3 жыл бұрын
True
@sweetwilliam493 жыл бұрын
@@citizenfriendly3845 Trump Signs New Law To Protect Innocent Small Business Owners From IRS Seizures For the first time in nearly 20 years, Congress has reined in civil forfeiture, which lets the federal government permanently confiscate property without ever filing criminal charges. Following unanimous approval by Congress, President Donald Trump last week signed the Taxpayer First Act (H.R. 3151), an overhaul of the Internal Revenue Service that includes the Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act. Named after Institute for Justice clients Jeff Hirsch and Randy Sowers, two small-business owners who had their bank accounts raided by the IRS, the RESPECT Act curbs the IRS’s power to seize cash for “structuring” offenses.
@roberteltze48505 жыл бұрын
I propose we use Jay Leno's house as the standard of what tools are normally found in a residence.
@samsen2015 жыл бұрын
You have my vote for 2020, should you decide to run as President of USA.
@macgyveratlarge21335 жыл бұрын
Might as well get rid of all in-house mechanics, from trucking businesses to law enforcement!
@buckcampbell32603 жыл бұрын
Once I close the door to my garage, I’m pretty much going to do what I want in there.
@rogerbec57663 жыл бұрын
For now. Let's hope it stays that way.
@ericschrader40802 жыл бұрын
As a retired mechanic and auto parts salesmen I know many people with automotive tools at their home. I still have all my tools and more since I quit working on car’s for a living 30 years ago. These stupid laws is why we left CA 2 years ago. Love living in a state and city where nobody bothers you.
@aulii115 жыл бұрын
Years ago we lived in a neighborhood where (we were unaware) NO vehicle maintenance was allowed where it could be observed from the street. Our neighbor called the police while I was in the process of replacing the brake pads on one of our cars on our driveway, but by the time the police arrived the job had been completed. I was issued a warning and they left. About a week or so later I called the police to report that the neighbor who had called them on me was performing maintenance on his car within view of the street. When they arrived they asked what the problem was, and I pointed out that he was washing his cars on his driveway. They seemed confused until I pointed out that he was performing vehicle maintenance. They issued him a warning and he never spoke to me again. Stupid laws.
@Eternal_Tech5 жыл бұрын
Also, busybody neighbor. The busybody is one step below a Nazi.
@edwardcnnell28534 жыл бұрын
That offered you the great benefit of teaching your neighbor to mind their own business and the big plus of them not talking to you again. I had a boss fire me because the job required be to park on the grass. When I pulled back onto the rode the curb was so high it set off the motion detector in the spy camera. I hurried to catch up to the other 10 trucks in our group and he said I had "wound out the engine". He knew little about our job and the trucks all had RPM limiters to prevent over revving the engine. Well he fired me. So I kept checking the online court records and a year later he showed up. He got a ticket for speeding in a company vehicle (I recall it was outside our service area and during working hours). We are required to report traffic violations and I figured he had not. So I printed out the court record and mailed it to the regional VP. Two weeks later he was gone. Karma
@brucedeville90533 жыл бұрын
Time to move.
@aulii113 жыл бұрын
@@brucedeville9053 We did!
@benwysocki62033 жыл бұрын
Bad neighbor. Who needs to talk to him.
@HollyAndMistletoe4 жыл бұрын
My teenage niece built an airplane in her driveway. In Sacramento county. A neighbor complained and told the officer "there's laws against working on vehicles in your yard." The officer told the neighbor, "really? I work on my car all the time. And that's a classic Piper Cub, not really a vehicle under California vehicle code. There's nothing I can cite her for."
@ronfullerton31623 жыл бұрын
A J-3! Now I am jealous. Maybe that was the neighbor's problem!
@henryostman57403 жыл бұрын
good Cop, but I'm sure there are some bad cop assholes who'll write the citation.
@lisalutterbach68433 жыл бұрын
Good job niece!
@robertschulke15962 жыл бұрын
My residence has a TIG welder, gas axe, milling machine, metal lathe, air compressor, vacuum pump, cyclone separator, endoscope, IR camera, portable water pump, etc.
@kennethbowden41293 жыл бұрын
I spent 2 years doing a frame up rebuild on a Jeep in my carport. Neighbors would come by once in a while to check on the progress. Now I have a workshop in the back with a lift. I find it funny that the only polluting liquids that you might deal with on a major work are the same that you would get with doing minor work that they list.
@FastEddy19594 жыл бұрын
“Common sense has become so rare that it could be classified as a super power.” - some tee shirt I saw years ago.
@Digitalhunny3 жыл бұрын
Look if you're gonna come out here with great zingers like this, I've just _gotta_ see what you say in other sections around here! Thanks for the giggles.🤗🇨🇦
@paullenarczyk61772 жыл бұрын
I need that t-shirt. Great comment by the way.
@who-gives-a-toss_Bear2 жыл бұрын
The common sense is often a disaster. We have a concertive government, the result of the common sense. It’s a DISASTER.
@SomethingEternal Жыл бұрын
I already know I'm a superhero. Well, more likely a supervillain. Because common sense in today's world is offensive and even criminal, but no less super.
@deormanrobey8925 жыл бұрын
Almost every blue collar guy I know has filter wrenches, torque wrenches, tire plug kits, etc.
@inchranger5 жыл бұрын
You mean real Americans? I know hot women who wrench on their own shit !
@JohnDoe-ck3pr4 жыл бұрын
It laughable.....I dont consider myself a professional yet have 100k in tools even full diagnostic equipment. They'd shit if they would have used my street as a model.
@patharris31973 жыл бұрын
tools in my residence : every handheld tool made in the last 40 years, every handheld power tool made in the last 20, table saw, drill press, cabinet saw, welding kit, rebar equipment, car lift(s), drive up and on car platform, bobcat with accessories, tractor with accessories, tire remount unit, power pain sprayer, power planer, air compressors, generators, ...
@Enigma-Sapiens2 жыл бұрын
A number of years ago a city inspector told me I had to get rid of an old classic car I had behind my garage. I told him it wasn't a car anymore, it was now a mobile storage container. He shook his head and walked away. I never heard another word about it.
@josephbrandsen91055 жыл бұрын
So now I get to smuggle oil filter wrenches along with plastic straws into California.
@boataxe46053 жыл бұрын
Only Northern California, My cartel controls oil filter wrenches and plastic straws in Southern California, and if you move in on our turf we will go to war ( and kill many innocents in the crossfire).
@ltraina33533 жыл бұрын
Lol, as a bartender in California, I hate the straw law! Certain drinks NEED a straw: Bloody Mary, anything blended, ice tea, etc. you can still use them, but you have to request one. So it just forces bartenders to waste time making extra trips when someone asks for one! I’m assuming the other 57 counties (I think) don’t have a problem with people working on their cars! What’s up Sacramento county?
@steelisthemeal3 жыл бұрын
@@boataxe4605 🤣😭
@richardshaw76733 жыл бұрын
trying to turn the entire county into an HOA!
@greentland3 жыл бұрын
Yep! And HOAs should be banned. I refuse to pay what amounts to another tax, to what amounts to a mini-government, for some overzealous jackass to tell me what I can and can't do with my home. I paid for the property, what I do with it (within reason of course) is not their business.
@davidwarford30873 жыл бұрын
@@greentland Home owners are the people that initially form HOAs though
@greentland3 жыл бұрын
@@davidwarford3087 Maybe the first group do. In some cases, the builders form it. But either way, once one exists, they are (like herpes) nearly impossible to get rid of. In many cases, there is a note on the deed for each property or some other common concerns (like shared utilities) which make membership necessary in order to own the property. So the only way to avoid it, is to not buy the property. So maybe "illegal" is too strong of a word. Maybe the existence of an HOA should be "Conspicuously Advertised" on the front page of a property listing along with a detailed list of the fines and actions taken against residents. So that any potential buyer is made aware of the horse shit which may fly in their direction, before they look at the shiny granite countertops. I mean, if HOA activities are in the residents best interest, why not explicitly advertise them?
@Danieldrylie2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like criminalizing poverty to me tbh. 90% of the repairs I've had to learn how to do myself were because I couldn't afford to take it to mechanic and couldn't afford to miss work.
@SomethingEternal Жыл бұрын
This is one of the effects, yes. And reduced cost is the primary reason to do self repairs. The others being that you can verify the quality of the work, gain the knowledge to perform preventative diagnostics, etc. Drivers being self sufficient is safer, less polluting (because making a new car creates far more pollution than driving the old one) and also leads to drivers with a better understanding of how to drive safely and the limitations of their vehicles. I don't understand how this fear mongering works on people, convincing them it's safest to let some stranger at some place with a sign be responsible for everyone else's safety, without us having any way to actually verify if he knows more or performs more thorough work than any other random person. If people think that every certified mechanic knows what they're doing.. Ask them where they work. "Oh, you work in insurance.. So all your coworkers are rational, honest people who do legitimate work you'd trust your life with?" Of course, almost every person who isn't a liar has to answer "Hell no." I can either play the odds and hope I'm not the edge case who gets cheated for a high premium, or save money and be CERTAIN it was done right. The only question is whether I have the time, resources or desire to learn and implement what I've learned. Given those considerations all turn up true, it's a no brainer: DO IT YOURSELF.
@timlong72892 жыл бұрын
That kind of law should be held in contempt. A homeowner should be able to do anything they like within the privacy of their own property. I do hope there is a legal challenge.
@ricksgarage80693 жыл бұрын
The local auto repair industry must be a powerful lobby.
@joem51104 жыл бұрын
Being a mechanic, I'm working on my cars and everything else I own and the government is not going to tell me I can't.
@addiumuppicus57383 жыл бұрын
It's not about right or wrong but about getting control established. Pretty much is in effect laws of precedent . Not sure your being a ' certified ' mechanic or not . I am but how this ' law ' is telling you the owner regardless of ability you just have lost your Rights concerning your possessions .
@tyree90553 жыл бұрын
This is all about a power grab, trying to force everyone to pay dealerships to work on their car(s) and putting the small, private shops out of business under the guise of political correctness. They'd love me though... - Pontiac forced me to purchase their "Special Water Pump Wrench" (I doubt anyone within 100 miles of me probably has that thing 😄)... - I manufactured a custom tool to hold the engine when I pull the transmission off of the back of it on my Subaru... - I spent three (3) months diagnosing / fixing an engine that had no heat during the winter, only to find out the coolant system was missing its thermostat. Once that was fixed, it developed a water leak which required the water pump to be replaced. After that the engine refused to turn over, even though the timing was correct, which was due to a ground off camshaft lobe on #4 cylinder. That car (1990 Pontiac) still runs to this day after spending $1000 in parts (though it sits now because it needs the engine rebuilt - compression's too low). - I bet 75% of my tools most people don't have and I'm just a shade tree mechanic! Tell those Silicone Valley politicians to pull the silicone implants out of their heads (and elsewhere), unless they want to quadruple my pay (before I'll even consider doing that). Nevermind that my cars run longer than most people's to begin with... Who the hell are they to tell me what I can / can't do? As if it's a malicious act to maintain / repair my car rather than working my arse off to line their pockets? F them! 🙄🖕
@philindeblanc3 жыл бұрын
What is more interesting is that it is also establishing a definition of "home tools"...Hmmm. Home should not have X tool. That is tyrany breathing on your neck.
@HellNoMoreBiden3 жыл бұрын
@@addiumuppicus5738 It's to stop some people who open up shop in the driveway. They can't say these are my cars everyday. This 50 gallon drum of used oil is for my use officer won't cut it. In Florida they say it's law that you can't change your own oil. Still do but it's so you can't run a shop in your driveway. Who want's that? Many foreigners in California who would pour the oil in the ground.
@jeffshackleford31522 жыл бұрын
I am not a mechanic, but I will work on anything I want to in my yard.
@johnboy2048 Жыл бұрын
I live in a residence. Every tool I own is _normally_ found in my residence. Therefore, every tool I own is normally found in _a_ residence (specifically mine).
@timothyjohnson6258 Жыл бұрын
You're next. They will be coming to confiscate your tools soon so that you can't commit the unspeakable act of checking your tire pressure or something and you may not a "certified mechanic".
@kickassrvglass22563 жыл бұрын
I live in Sacramento County and I had no idea this was a law. I’ve done all kinds of repairs here and my neighbor runs a business in his driveway repairing cars. They don’t enforce this law but they sure felt good writing it .
@gorkyd79123 жыл бұрын
They will enforce it as soon as they want to convict you of something. Like most of these obscure meaningless laws, when you piss off the wrong people they can throw all kinds of legal violations at you that they need not enforce for anyone else.
@ErickHenkel3 жыл бұрын
“If you don’t understand cars, don’t write laws about cars.” I’ve been saying the same thing about gun laws for years.
@richardwhite31773 жыл бұрын
Dude great insight...
@richardwhite31773 жыл бұрын
@Frank Heuvelman Everyone in the United States should have unfettered access to firearms...
@richardwhite31773 жыл бұрын
@Frank Heuvelman Ooh, I guess you put me in my place...
@richardwhite31773 жыл бұрын
@Frank Heuvelman 😕 please word so I can understand you...
@stephenbaker94753 жыл бұрын
@@richardwhite3177 we need more people to stand up and defend the constitution
@dstevans4 жыл бұрын
"It's not an oil filter wrench, officer...it's a jar-lid loosener."
@lisalutterbach68433 жыл бұрын
Well done.
@TalonPro2 жыл бұрын
How many mechanics do you see complaining about having to use a screw driver to remove said filter by stabbing it?
@NR-nf1il3 жыл бұрын
Common Sense is a flower that does not grow in everyone's Garden
@ronperkins16763 жыл бұрын
A strap wrench is commonly used for removing tight lids on jars and other things but can easily be used to remove an oil filter if it has been put on more than hand tight. This is definitely a tool that is found in many homes.
@wheelstandr5 жыл бұрын
I lived in Sacramento for 5 years. I had a 69 Chevelle as my daily driver. I got out of there in the spring of 98. While I was there I changed the transmission in the driveway, and did my tuneups as well. I also got attempted car jacked, let a woman use my cordless phone to give her last dying words to her mother, had my car parts stolen, gas siphoned, two separate car theft attempts, and a drunk parolee blow a stop sign and t boned him in the Chevelle. I could go on. I’m back in my home state of Minnesota. I have to deal with long winters, but none of the insanity of Sacramento!
@steelisthemeal3 жыл бұрын
Remember kids Sacramento is a democrat run shit hole
@wheelstandr3 жыл бұрын
@@steelisthemeal amen brother! Haven’t missed it.
@redstarthunder123 жыл бұрын
"tools not normally found in a home" is the most ivory tower mindset I ever heard in a law.
@braeburn23333 жыл бұрын
So true!
@maman141414142 жыл бұрын
Yeah what's supposed to mean,it sounds like someone though things not found in my house (not normal people 😂)
@edwardperdue82123 жыл бұрын
My property my rules, I have almost every tool available for construction mechanic foundations and farming and guerilla warfare.
@crazy_human26533 жыл бұрын
I'm also extremely concerned how they included property zoned as agriculture in this because farmer need to work on their equipment to be able to keep up with the demands/breakdowns to be able to product the food we eat.
@rhondakendrick25633 жыл бұрын
MONEY IS BEHINE THIS
@mf--3 жыл бұрын
If they cannot lock the farmers out with software, they will get the police to do it.
@patharris31973 жыл бұрын
oh oh oh. John Deere says if you work on your tractor yourself you void the warranty; all work must be done by a certified john deer mechanic.
@Eternal_Tech5 жыл бұрын
_"The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government."_ - Publius Tacitus
@scottgillig9085 жыл бұрын
I always assumed that the car Police had red and blue lights on them. There's far too many variables in that law to do anything but tie up the court system. " John, you were found flushing your radiator on a sunny Sunday afternoon. How do you plead ? " John: " Insanity, your Honor. I had to have been insane to have moved here. "
@debhalverson39565 жыл бұрын
Scott , would McNaughton agree with your plea? (g)
@Acece66511 ай бұрын
I would argue that any tool or device sold in a retail outlet (Autozone, Napa, Harbor Freight, etc) is a "tool normally found in a residence".
@zibbielanham9 ай бұрын
Indeed. I'm a 64yo lady and own a variety of tools-- for instance, 2 diff filter wrenches, which I now use to open jars-- and bought at WalMart. HOA's are Overboard on this one.
@davidharvey17753 жыл бұрын
What about a Prius when the mechanical skills are rudimentary if you need to replace the battery where the 29 or 30 cells may have some juice in them. When you come right down to it, an after market battery will cost about $1500. Chris Fix did a great video where he bought a Prius with a dead, dead, and dead battery for about $2000 or $2500. No neighborhood-destroying juices and a car that he could sell for $6000 to $8000 or get 50,000 or more miles for a $4000 investment. He put the new battery and plastic parts back in for what appeared to be 4 or 5 hours and it hummed away. It hit the road with no more noise than you get from your LED flashlight on high beam. I love your analyses . Keep up the great work.
@indridcold84335 жыл бұрын
They can take my wrench out of my cold dead hand.
@ferniek50003 жыл бұрын
hahahahahaha
@lightweight19745 жыл бұрын
Gear pullers, pitman arm fork, ball joint tools, timing light, dwell meter, impact wrench, torque wrenches, brake tools, several wrench sets, several socket sets, feeler gauges, ignition wrenches, AC recharge tools, clutch pilot tools, jacks, stands, wheel chocks, on and on.... Lots of tools normally found in my garage and I'm an IT guy(and a gearhead).
@dennislaws51873 жыл бұрын
I have all the tools you mentioned and an air compressor, welder, grinders, cherry picker, engine stand and thousands of other tools at my house.
@tcwaterdrill3 жыл бұрын
I am sure the county had a gooood lawyer write this up before they passed this. I worked for a company that had cooling towers to cool water down. Took my grandson by the place one day when he was about 8 and he said look at all the polution that they are putting in the air, another day taking him to school we past by some timber land that had been planted in pine trees some 30 years before and he says look at them destroying the envireonmant by cutting down those trees.I had to have a talk with him both times to correct what he was taught in school each time. Steam off of a colling tower is water evaperating removing heat from the water, where do you think lumber comes from to build houses, somebudy has to plant the trees and take care of them for lumber.
@bythestump4 жыл бұрын
I would wager to guess that whoever wrote that law has a vested interest in others not being allowed to work on their cars.
@steelisthemeal3 жыл бұрын
It almost sounds like a page out of a HOA
@harveyroad63 жыл бұрын
Bingo!
@beniaminrolea88915 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right. Greetings from Montreal! And yes, I do major repairs, e.g. timing belt, transmission swap, exhaust, I changed gears in a transmission. Controlled society, that's where we're going. It's sad seeing those coming from America, initially raised by people looking for freedom...
@beniaminrolea88915 жыл бұрын
@@formula112967 I am not aware about such law. Different countries stop liberty in different ways... It's just sad.
@randystegemann99902 жыл бұрын
I suspect the automotive repair industry would have more to do with laws like this than HOA types. They want to protect their business from shade tree mechanic competition.
@hughwhitledge80322 ай бұрын
Surely you remember the exercise in law school where you were asked to draft a law that your class-mates would pick apart. This statute, while it seems clearly intended to prevent people turning private residences into repair shops, seems very inartfully drafted Perhaps they went to Pepperdine
@100forks5 жыл бұрын
If a government says you can no longer repair your own car, I would assume that the government would now be responsible to cover the cost of your repairs.
@rosemariehogan12623 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@jonsmith12595 жыл бұрын
A person has a car with a leaking radiator, and it takes 1/2 gallon to top it off every 4 months. And, a leaking valve cover gasket which leaks 1 qt oil every 2 months. The owner cannot afford big bux a shop would charge, but a friend can resolve the issues for a reasonable cost, but cannot due to the law. Sooooo, the owner of the car is leaking chemicals all over town. (scratching my head) This makes sense HOW?
@jaygraham40955 жыл бұрын
Exactly it's the same as what Steve pointed out about the traffic. This kinda stuff doesn't solve anything. Just creates more more problems.
@Fun4GA5 жыл бұрын
The State laws aren't really well thought through. I got cited for taking 21 tires (that were illegally dumped on my farm) down to the legal disposal facility. If I would have only taken 7 tires per trip, it would have been legal for me to transport them. It was the California Air Qauloty Board that cited me (based on the trash transfer stations reporting me).
@joeycook65263 жыл бұрын
What is a major repair? Anything that is not a minor repair. Oh, thank God these people are here to explain these complicated issues to us! Somebody give that genius lawmaker an award!
@mprto682 жыл бұрын
Every time you showcase these stupid laws (and also HOAs), I thank God I live in a rural area and do not have to deal with this stupidity.
@stevemccormick49385 жыл бұрын
I live in the county next door. Every time I see a prop 65 warning I want to go the the statehouse and put up a banner that says "prop 65.5 warning - People inside this building are a cancer".
@irondukeiv5 жыл бұрын
I am not sure what they mean by tools commonly found at a residence but look at it this way. Tools such as air tools, compressor, torque wrench, ratchet sets and accessories, oil filter wrenches, sandblaster, grinder, etc are commonly found at my residence and they always will.
@sachadee.61043 жыл бұрын
same here, as well as multiple power saws, welding machine, power drills, and much more.
@jimwinchester3393 жыл бұрын
Thank you for having the common sense and courage to discuss who should and should not be making laws. Florida gated community HOA's are notorious for this kind of stuff, all based on the questionable presumption that seeing somebody honorably stewarding their 2nd largest investment by properly maintaining their car somehow lowers the property value of everybody else's home.
@mjw19552 жыл бұрын
Oil changes, Radiator flushes and air/fuel filter replacement are maintenance, not repairs.
@richardshaw76733 жыл бұрын
Can the farmer in the "agricultural area" repair his tractor? His hay truck? Agriculture requires frequent mechanical repair of many types of vehicles.
@ltraina33533 жыл бұрын
Excellent point!
@Nowhere844223 жыл бұрын
No they cannot these days... It is getting absurd.
@CondoreComputing3 жыл бұрын
Not if John Deere has anything to say about it he can't.
@shawnjones43472 жыл бұрын
I was wondering the same thing.
@jamesswainston8265 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... but according to the Sacramento County building permit website, I can paint my whole house in Sacramento without a permit. I guess if you put the paint on a house rather than a car it magically removes all of those nasty "chemicals" that are hurting people. No, this just has to do with car regulation (or should I say over-regulation) in California. Great video Steve, thanks.
@brieannateylar58102 жыл бұрын
According to JOHN DEERE Tractors Inc you can't do any repairs on any of the Newer tractor that they build even if you PAID off the price for the tractor and are the out right owner of the tractor .
@davidkohler74543 жыл бұрын
I guarantee that every house within 20 miles of my house has an oil filter wrench ,socket and wrench set. Pliers screwdrivers . Most will have torque wrench floor Jack and air tools. If you can't do your own car repairs around here then you don't belong around here.. my daughter was required to do her own oil changes and spark plugs, tires ECT. At age 16 when she got her first car. A Jeep Grand Cherokee. She is in her 30,s now and is doing her own house remodeling and additions. She is proud of the fact her Daddy taught her things. And I'm proud of her.
@artszabo10153 жыл бұрын
Good for you, Sir. If I could reach I would shake your hand. There is no excuse for stupidity.
@ObscureStuff4205 жыл бұрын
If torque wrenches are outlawed then only outlaws will have torque wrenches
@murraystewartj5 жыл бұрын
You'll have to pry my torque wrench from my cold dead hands.
@terrygoyan30225 жыл бұрын
Timeless Metal Classics Lol! Use a torque wrench go to jail.
@chuckbrueck31255 жыл бұрын
I don't think they'd be able to pry the wrench from your hand as pry bars would be illegal too.
@bf9455 жыл бұрын
Agricultural? So farmers can't work on their farm equipment?
@marlberg2963 Жыл бұрын
What constitutes tools not normally found in a residence? I have welders, plasma cutters, an anvil a forge, a 10,000 lb press, air tools, grinders, a floor lift, oxy-acytelene rig all bought commercially as a private citizen. Also I don't believe the hatred of car repair as the impetus for the law. I would at a guess assume the reason has to do with local repair shops trying to force local residents to pay for repairs instead of doing the repairs themselves. When in doubt about the reason for bad law always follow the money
@mechtechmike6844 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. And to add, over time as advanced tools become more affordable, homeowners have greater tool resources.
@thomasmaughan4798 Жыл бұрын
Wow; I am envious of your tools. Good job!
@punkinhaidmartin3 жыл бұрын
They sell all those tools at parts stores. Anyone can buy them. How could that not be normally found in residences?
@busteredwards87625 жыл бұрын
Just another law to continue the transformation from a free market to a controlled market. Probably brought about due to lobbying by the motor trade.
@johnraley57135 жыл бұрын
It’s ok to rebuild your engine and transmission as long as you do it with a hammer, screwdriver and pliers. I was blown away when I heard about this law until I saw it was in California. Just today I was at autozone and saw a bin of universal extensions at the counter that had a sticker that read they are made of materials that may cause cancer. They were solid steel! WTF? Prop65.
@JosephHHHo3 жыл бұрын
My city covenants say that I cannot repair, rebuild, or repaint a vehicle in my garage. So I'm going to build a brand new airplane in my garage. It's never been broken so I can't be repairing it. It's never been built so I can't be rebuilding it. It's never been painted so I can't be repainting it. And until I'm near the very end of the project, it would have never had an engine in it so it wouldn't be a vehicle.
@roryross38783 жыл бұрын
Good luck, there's probably a different code that attempts to infringe your right to do that.
@JackSquat543 жыл бұрын
I purposely bought a home in an area with no HOA so i can work on my cars and my wifes car. Also so i can put up ham radio antennas.
@mikelarry26023 жыл бұрын
Just when you think U.S.A. is a free country.
@lrmackmcbride74983 жыл бұрын
The otard rule protects ham operators from hoas. As long as the antenna is no more than 12 ft above roof line.
@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist3 жыл бұрын
A lot of what he says applies to guns too. Politicians write laws on guns, without knowing anything about them.
@danmenz95724 жыл бұрын
Xenia, Ohio has an ordinance like this. We also have 4 auto parts stores. They don't try to enforce it because it can't be enforced.
@georgieo99992 жыл бұрын
i just got citation for working on my truck i did a engine swap newer engine ford 4.6 sohc and 4r70w in my classic f250 4x4 just finish it now city of los anglese needs to inspect my truck see if it moves and my property needs to be inspected for up to 6 months. fine is $891. i was told i was doing major work and restoration on property. i recycles all fluids and clean messes when it happens am a master automotive and diesel medium and heavy duty technician. i think sacramento,los angeles and san diego has same law like copy paste so vague the inspector pretty much read it off the law was written and could not give me a decient break down whats allowed and what not.
@GreatJim542 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, rebuilding an engine was a weekend fun hobby. As for the tools, I have all but one that you named plus a lot you didn’t.
@reecerandall9183 жыл бұрын
Back in 1993,I was caught up with this in Illinois. My moms the greatest!! I grew up on a racetrack. Blew my engine 1 night. Pulled it, rebuilt it and went to school the next day. Law came to the house while I was in school and my mom said " do you see a broken car in the driveway, if not why are you here?" Lol
@chipjumper5 жыл бұрын
You would hope that the auto parts stores would fight this.
@janmarie86152 жыл бұрын
As a woman who can work on her own cars occasionally, I have all the tools mentioned and more. I guess I broke the law when I recharged the A/C on my Firebird? Wow. I live in an HOA in Sac County and yes, I get harassed, like leaving boxes on my porch for UPS pick up! Just another day...by the time I get a notice it's handled. They need to get over themselves. We are just trying to get by the best we can without bothering anyone.
@JesseBusman19963 жыл бұрын
I'd say asinine laws like this negatively affect property value vastly more than someone working on their car in their driveway..
@sharkonwheels22205 жыл бұрын
Sacramento County would *HATE* my residence, and the tools in my garage... 35g air compressor, lathe, mill, drill press, band saw, table saw, router table, 107lb Mousehole Forge blacksmith anvil, propane 3-burner blacksmith forge, propane smelting/casting furnace, 2 welders on a welding cart, Kendon motorcycle lift (1000lb capacity), engine hoist, engine stand, triple-stack 44" toolbox... Man, that state and it's municipalities are freaking NUTS! I figure the anvil and forge would push those idiots off the deep end!!!
@williamgeorgefraser4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I'm a mechanic and it's great to see someone who not only knows about the law but also about car maintenance. I'm becoming addicted to this channel.
@spreplayz3 жыл бұрын
Over here in battle creek I've had the city actually tell me residents can only change their own oil(even in their enclosed garage) and that auto parts stores are just here for shops not regular people. Not only do I do all my own work, I do friends and families free (if they buy the parts, and help on major things(even though my step dad ALWAYS makes me take money) I've had a code compliance loser actually illegally walk into my property and the hundred feet to my garage telling me I can't replace my motor in my 03 grand prix gtp(I've gotten really good at then. 45 minutes is my record) I ignored him and was done before he was done talking, at that point I threw him off the property(note in michigan code compliance needs permission or a warrant with an officer to enter your property) They think they own you and your property, hell they even tried giving me a fine for selling a car citing the code for inoperable vehicles(saying it needs to be plated and insured on my own private property) when actually an inoperable vehicle doesn't run and drive. Tomorrow I'm doing the intake and exhaust solenoids on a 2013 equinox, 10 minute job but I expect a visit, always get harassed by them. Anyway keep up all the good Informative videos. And if your ever this way bring me some beer, I'm thirsty.
@mrpesky1633 жыл бұрын
SWAT team in Sacramento: "put down the snap ring pliers and come out with your hands up!" 😳
@rmarca83065 жыл бұрын
@9:25, when a can says "this product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer in humans", my first thought is boy, I'm glad I dont live in California. No risk of cancer here!
@manguydude2875 жыл бұрын
There will be secret clubs where people gather to work on their cars under the cover of darkness.
@HippocratesGarden5 жыл бұрын
First rule of car club, you don't talk about car club
@hankscorpio61112 жыл бұрын
I don't care if it's a blight issue or not. It's your property YOU have the right to use it as YOU see fit. Not some municipal corporation who's trying to impede on your rights!
@tobymarx-dunn23322 жыл бұрын
Here’s an an example I would like to hear your thoughts on. I grew up in a small town in Vermont, I had many large bonfires when I was growing up (6-8 feet across, large for normal bonfire size). I then moved to Boston, into a single family home with a small backyard. Should I be allowed to have the same types of fires in my backyard as I did in Vermont?
@hankscorpio61112 жыл бұрын
@@tobymarx-dunn2332 Interesting example but here's the problem and the difference. If you light a big bonfire in your sfh in Boston your likely going to "smoke out" other domiciles that don't belong to you right? So in this case your impeding on someone else's right's which you don't have. When its a car parked on your own property it isn't impeding on anyone else's rights. Therein lies the difference. "Also your setting yourself up for the liability of burning down someone else's home if it caught on fire".
@randymouser38162 жыл бұрын
I got every single tool you mentioned in my CAR right now. Just in case I have a breakdown during my commute or trips. I have a more extensive collection in my home as well.
@chrisowen29252 жыл бұрын
Those are illegal just like extra-long magazines for a gun..... MMMMMMMMM you gonna get in trouble.........
@donstewart3685 жыл бұрын
I've got every tool just about made to work on cars and motorcycles. I've got 5 torque wrenches and 4 floor jacks. plus many specialty tools.
@fredhoffman66584 жыл бұрын
It's OK to poop in the streets though. Way to go CA.
@judycorbridge64703 жыл бұрын
Ha ha a ha a ha ha ha aaaaa
@davidbrown44493 жыл бұрын
What about changing the thermostat? On my Audi Quattro, you have to replace the entire housing (Which is plastic-ughh), which requires the removal of the fuel rail & injectors, upper coolant pipe, various vacuum hoses and the throttle body and intake manifold. So draining the coolant is necessary. However I have all the tools I need, being employed in maintenance and tool and die, and back in the day, I took 4 years of automotive repair, where my last class, you had to tear apart and rebuild an engine, and get it running to pass the course. So I have the gear to catch and handle any of the chemicals.
@hightttech Жыл бұрын
I guarantee this law was written due to guys like my buddy who maintains a JUNKYARD in his front yard, takes up every parking spot on the street, and thoroughly frustrates his neighbors. Too bad the lawmakers are so stupid that they make a net that kills every fish in the ocean, vs crafting a net that singles out the prey fish.
@sc3ku Жыл бұрын
I agree with this sentiment. Where I live, the ordinance prohibits nonrunning vehicles stored outside of a carport/garage. Generally this isn’t enforced- I have a clearly in-progress project in my driveway and never bothered. However two others in the neighborhood got dinged- one has five half-parted out trucks in his yard and the other put up a out-of-code tarp/PVC pipe “shed” up and called it a carport. So “spirit of the law” here results in me being allowed to do major work yet keep the neighborhood from being a dump. However, California’s new law sounds much more restrictive to even basic work…
@vburke15 жыл бұрын
That sounds like something an idiot home owners association would write.
@Nukewinter305 жыл бұрын
The purpose of the law is simple. Money. They want you to go to a shop and pay for the work to be done for increase in tax revenue.
@rogerwhitehead45992 жыл бұрын
Take a deep dive into the origin of this law, and you'll find the automotive repair businesses pushing/pushed it.
@bill5982 Жыл бұрын
Another reason huge numbers of people are fleeing California.
@antoniop19683 жыл бұрын
They’re worried about home values. As a realtor I would use the sight of home mechanics as added value of the neighborhood. “Your neighbors can help you and save you thousands of dollars”
@steelisthemeal3 жыл бұрын
True The thing that destroyed home values is the crash of 2008 2009 The economic collapse The bankers and the politicians destroyed the home values
@sanansa45673 жыл бұрын
right and there needs to be some standards, especially in towns where the property/tax values are higher. Before they had these laws, someone in my town turned his property into a junk yard (old washing machines/vehicles and all kinds of other junk just sat all over his property)...for over 10 years, nothing was done. this was a property that was very visible, near a town park where you had many cars coming and going.
@SomethingEternal Жыл бұрын
My entire family, regardless of their actual profession, grew up as hobbyist machinists, welders, mechanics and carpenters. Like a typical farm family, but a bit more excessive. Our neighbors typically love us. Shop wants $3,500 and 7 days? Dude, gimme 3 hours and $40 and I can get you to work on time. Same for roofs, basement leaks, plumbing, servers, or anything else. I grew up in an extremely pragmatic family. Our neighbors love us. Leaving a car parked for 3 days during a frame weld is a bit ugly, sure.. But also a learning experience because your kids can come over and I'll explain to them how it all works while I'm doing the work. Only one neighbor doesn't like us. Know why? He lost the bid on the property, wants to do anything possible to get us out so he can expand his current lot. Problem is, I fixed the city's work truck when it lost a CV axle on the horrible road in front of my house: Normally they wouldn't accept a resident's help, but this was during that blizzard last year that took out half the state, so they were grateful for anyone who could get the truck moving again in a timely manner, and the only issue was an improperly seated C-Clip, which I have a whole box of on a shelf so I just have to change that out and reinsert the axle to the transmission and they were good to go. Took less than an hour, since the truck sat high enough I didn't need to jack it up except for the last part of sliding the axle in for all of 30 seconds.. So they're not in any hurry to fine me if I make small technical mistakes. That, and this house was about to be condemned before I started fixing it up. It's certainly not the prettiest house, but in 3 years it's value went from $12,000 to $43,000... So if anything, my constant work is improving property value at a rate incomparable to most who would've chosen a property like this one.
@tobygathergood49903 жыл бұрын
This is an incredibly ludicrous law. I have $40,000 worth of tools at my residence and I can and will do everything from any automotive system and I have the tools for it, INCLUDING lathe and other machine work. I have never been a professional mechanic, I am retired but have 57 years of experience working on vehicles of many types and I WILL do what I have to do to keep my families vehicles in running condition! As for having a vehicle that is not in running condition for more than 24 hours is so insane I have no words.
@markgoggin20143 жыл бұрын
That group with 5 hillbillies drinking beer is exactly how we do it here (oswego IL)
@rprastein2 жыл бұрын
MANY municipalities have laws like this. First I've heard of a county having one. The underlying idea is the city (usually it's a city) doesn't want people running businesses out of their homes and increasing residential traffic to commercial zone levels. They don't want the eyesore of one car partially disassembled on the driveway for weeks or months -- or a series of them one after another as someone either buys old cars, fixes them up, and sells them, or as someone fixes his own car, then his relatives' cars and his friends' cars, then friends of friends... They have the mistaken idea that the reason commercial garages have significant amounts of hazardous waste to dispose of is because they do "big jobs", when in fact it's because they do lots of (often smaller) jobs that require replacing fluids or rubber parts (including tires). I see from other posts here that auto body painting and a solvent tank for cleaning parts are two other common sources for toxic chemicals in commercial auto repair facilities. Leaving aside the question of whether or not you should be able to run a business out of your home in a residential neighborhood, the big problem with these laws, like so many other laws about residential neighborhoods, is that they are written so vaguely and so all-inclusively that nearly anything you do with your car in your driveway can be taken as an excuse for a neighbor with an unrelated grievance to report you to the authorities, and then you risk a fine. It would be nice if such nonsense were limited to HOA neighborhoods. Unfortunately, it's not. Where I used to live, there was a neighbor who used to make trouble for our landlord in the years before we lived there, and proceeded to look for excuses to make trouble for us while we were living there. Fortunately, where I live now (we are owning again), I have no such neighbors. Oh, and law or no law, I do repairs on my cars in my driveway. I've had my stepson (a mechanic) help me with a few jobs, and he's done a few on his own. Any repair I am actually capable of doing in my driveway is de facto a minor repair, and any tool I've purchased is a tool that is commonly found in a residence - MY residence. Expensive, specialty tools that would not see more than one-time use would not be commonly found in my residence. No engine hoist, no lift, no paint booth.
@donklesa60405 жыл бұрын
The ban in agricultural areas is ludicrous. Almost all farm equipment can be repaired on site, by definition any vehicles owned by a farm is farm equipment.
@gaylanlee64474 жыл бұрын
I am 65 years old and have through the years I have gathered and inherited a large number of tools. I feel like a normal person in rural America and am an apt DIY person. I read study and learn. Very considerate of others and my surroundings. What is normal? A young person probably won’t have the tools I have, my grandson asked me how I got all the tools I have. My answer, “Time, money and a Father who instilled within me a strong work ethic and also left me some wonderful tools, in which I have added to through my own years.” That is the normal way among those I know. I will leave my tools to my grandsons if they want them-that is normal. I live in rural America because I enjoy the freedom to live on my own property. You got it🎯-such laws are stupid.😎
@strange-universe4 жыл бұрын
I can't understand how anyone of a certain age doesn't have many of the tools he named. My surprise would be to not find them on the bulk of properties in the area I reside. These tools are falling off the shelves at Lowes, Home Depot, Harbor Freight, and on and on.
@nancyomalley62863 жыл бұрын
The people writing these laws are the Board presidents of their local HOA'S! Who else would write these laws?!
@nwalker88663 жыл бұрын
My oil-filter wrench spends most of it's time in my kitchen drawer so I can get those pesky tight jar lids off.
@ParGellen3 жыл бұрын
SAME! Works like a charm too!
@befuddled20105 жыл бұрын
As a Californian, I am ashamed. I spent my youth working on and restoring cars with my friends and find the idea of outlawing such an enjoyable and productive activity detestable.
@sethbarnes76083 жыл бұрын
Isn't there something inherently unconstitutional about legislating what people may or may not do on their own property or in their own home? I would have to think so
@danlewis61573 жыл бұрын
No. You can’t manufacture methamphetamines, build bombs, dump hazardous chemicals down the drain, etc. on your own property. This ordinance is completely idiotic, but your point is also quite false.
@sethbarnes76083 жыл бұрын
@@danlewis6157 those are all inherently illegal activities. They are illegal no matter when or where you do them. Working on your car is not only not inherently illegal, but is a necessity.
@bryandraughn98302 жыл бұрын
I think you really hit on something that we as citizens have failed to do. That is, our DUTY as citizens to participate, communicate, petition, whatever, so our voice is heard loud and clear by these legislators. If we don't insist on having some control, we won't have any say about these stupid laws.
@jamesriley12076 ай бұрын
Circa 1985 in Arlington, Va, I had pulled over in a nice neighborhood after dropping someone off to investigate a noise my 72 Dart was making (a plug wire had come off of the cap). An officer stopped and asked if I needed help and told me I was not allowed to work on my own car and would call for a service vehicle/mechanic. I explained to him I had fixed the issue and was ready to go. He then told me the residents of that area were not allowed to work on their own vehicles and a hood being up could result in a citation (mobile service excluded). Big stately homes and most of them I saw did not appear to have garages. As for the ag thing, every farm I grew up around had a repair shop/area. Hard to comprehend for this small town upstate NY kid working as a mechanic.
@keithpeterson51085 жыл бұрын
Can I bill the people who passed this law for the extra costs forced on me by this law?
@nunyabisnass11413 жыл бұрын
There are even oil filter sockets for a specially designed filter housing. What if you broke a bolt, now you need a drill, and tap and die set. Are those typical homeowner tools? How about allen keys? Multimeter? What about zip ties?
@maxpower98483 жыл бұрын
This was created from the local shops petitioning your City to shut people down doing their own repairs. They did the same thing to auto parts stores that would scan your car for free and tell you what's wrong with it.
@blue395033 жыл бұрын
I remember as a young fella I changed the transmission filter and set the new points on my 327 chevy on a Sunday morning before church. But I reckon that matchbook cover was a normal tool and all.