Checking for compliance is simple, because the presence of the no-step entrance and the width of an interior door are readily apparent. These items would simply be added during the inspection currently required are throughout the construction process. Few lots have terrain requiring exemption from the no-step entrance, and the criteria for exemption would be clearly delineated. My home is my castle. Don't tell me how to build it.
Home construction is already of necessity regulated for safety and for the public good.
This bill adds inexpensive basic safety for occupants and visitors who have mobility impairment, while adding conveniences for all persons and without detracting from the aesthetics or adding significant cost. There's no precedent for such legislation. However, some precedent does exist. Florida pass the law in 1989 requiring bathroom door widths on the main floor of all new homes to the wide enough for standard wheelchairs to pass through. People don't like to look of access.