[quote]If you adopt tough building codes prices will rise too much and people can’t buy houses. Florida, on the other hand, gives free reign and hard working folks can at least have a nice cozy trailer home, unlike San Diego where many people have to commute from Riverside County[/quote]
Actually, this is not true.
The reason why Miami is cheaper than San Diego (ceteris paribus) is not so much tough building codes, as tough zoning regulations. We have lots of land that can’t be used for residential construction, and more land that is zoned at 1 or 2 acres per dwelling.
Earthquake building codes do not add much to the construction price.
