The rule of thumb for any home renos is that if you work on something and you are aware it is not meeting code, you are obligated to bring it up to code.
For instance. I am replacing a couple of windows. One is in a bedroom downstairs that was long and short. It consisted of a stationary pane of glass in the middle and 2 smaller windows that could open on the ends. Well, it did not meet egress codes, which means the opening windows aren't big enough for a person to escape in a fire. I am obligated to put in windows that meet egress, or remove the closet in the bedroom and call it a den. I ended up having to make the window smaller so I could have one bigger window that will open and one stationary window.
There's lots of crap like that that people ignore.
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