Towns adopted whatever Code they chose, (frequently the BOCA Code) and enforced it as they pleased, sometimes on the basis of who the applicant was. And sometimes, the adopted code existed only in he minds of the local officials. … As it is now, in this state our residential stairs look more penal than pleasing. And, am I imagining it, or are there stairs being built that meet the Code, and then after a final Certificate of Occupancy is issued, these stairs have some …