Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Correction Required
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2003 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Correction Required | 5/16/03, VISITED SITE, TOOK PICTURES, MET BLANCA WHO IS THE DAUGHTER OF RESIDENTS, RESIDENTS ARE SPANISH SPEAKING, BLANCA SPEAKS ENGLISH, WHEN WALKING INTO YARD I COULD SEE WHERE NEW ELECTRIC WIRING HAS BEEN INSTALLED, ALL NEW WIRING IS IN CONDUIT, COMMING FROM ELECTRICAL BOX, GOING ALL AROUND THE HOUSE, LOOKED IN ELECTRIC BOX AND FOUND INPROPER WIRING NETURAL WIRE BEING USED FOR HOT ALSO UNMARKED FOR 220 APPLICATION, WHILE TALKING TO BLANCA SHE HAD STATED THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEN COOLER IS ON THEY HAVE TO KEEP MOST OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS OFF OR IT WILL TRIP THE BREAKER AND SHE HAS TO GO OUT AND RESET BREAKER, WHEN WASHER IS ON COOLER HAS TO BE OFF, CONDUIT DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE ELECTRIC BOX, LIVING ROOM HAS EXPOSED WIRING THAT USED TO GO TO HEATER THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED, PER REQUEST OF S.W. GAS, A LONG TIME AGO AND NEVER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THAT THEY HEAT UNIT BY ELECTRIC SPACE HEATERS AND GAS STOVE, 1 OUTLET IN L/R, 3 PRONG SHOWS GOOD BUT IS WORE OUT NEED TO WIGGLE PLUG TO MAKE IT WORK, ALSO IN B/R THERE IS 1- 3PRONG OUTLET THAT DOES NOT WORK REST ARE 2 PRONG OUTLETS, B/R LIGHT HANGING FROM CEILING, EXPOSED WIRING, OUTLET IN KITCHEN 3 PRONG BUT SHOWS OPEN GROUND AND IS WORE OUT NEED TO WIGGLE TO MAKE CONTACT, 3 PRONG OUTLET IN BATHROOM DOES NOT WORK, NO GFCI PROTECTION, IN UNIT. ALSO HAS EXTENSION CORD GOING TO PORCH LIGHT, EXTENSION CORD HAS SPLICES AND TAPED TOGETHER, GAS FLEX LINE TO STOVE HAS BEEN SPLICED TOGETHER, HAS 2 FLEX LINES TO MAKE CONNECTION. UNIT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF RODENT INFESTION, DROPPINGS IN B/R, ON WINDOW SILL, IN CLOSET, IN KITCHEN UNDER CABINETS, EXTERIOR FOUNDATION SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CRACKING AND THAT THE EXTERIOR STUCCO IS CRACKING AND COMMING AWAY FROM STRUCTURE, AND HAS MANY HOLES AROUND UNIT FROM DETERIORATION, ALSO INTERIUOR SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CRACKS AND WHERE PLASTER IS SEPERATING FROM WALLS AND CEILING, ROOF LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS EVIDENCE AT REAR OF UNIT, KITCHEN, HALLWAY, AND BATHROOM, COOLER LEAKS IN BETWEEN INTERIOR WALL AND EXTERIOR WALL, STUCCO DETERIORATED AND HAS HOLES IN EXTERIOR WALL, WASHING MACHINE DRAIN LINE INPROPERLY CONNECTED TO SEWER LINE, DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO SEWER VENT LINE, INSTALLATION OF P.V.C. WATER SUPPLY LINE TO WASHER, SHOWER HEAD IN BATH ROOM LEAKS AND SPRAYS WATER ON TO WALL, STRUCTURE IN REAR YARD NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND, 2X4'S AND METAL ROOF, TALKED WITH RESIDENT AND HE WILL BE REMOVING STRUCTURE, WAHING MACHINE IS HOUSED BY MAKE SHIFT SHED DETERIORATED, HAS PLUMBING IN SIDE LEAKS ON TO FLOOR, HOT WATER TANK ENCLOSER NOT SECURED TO BUILDING, LEANING AND LISTING, KITCHEN FLOOR TILE WORE AND CRACKED AND HAS CHIPS MISSING, COOLER ON INTERIOR SIDE MISSING GRATE OR DIFFUSER TO PROTECT FROM ANY HANDS OR OBJECTS ENTERING WHERE SQUIRREL CAGE IS LOCATED. |