Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Correction Required
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/06/2003 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Correction Required | DEAD RECEPTICLE CIRCUITS IN THE WALLS. AN /AC UNIT (WINDOW) WAS FOUND HAZARDOUSLY SPLICED IN THE ADDTIION TO AN EXTENSION CORD THEN PLUGGED INTO THE MENTIONED GANG BOX. PLACING FURTHER DEMAND ON THE HAZARDOUS CIRCUIT. ISSUED N & O TO REMOVE HAZARDOUS CIRCUITS AND SPLICES. IN ADDITION AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REVIEWED NOTICE AND REQUIREMENTS WITH OWNER AND SON. TPD REQUESTED ASSISTANCE REGARDING SUBSTANDARD LIVING CONDITIONS. UPON ARRIVAL A DILAPIDATED MANUFACTURED HOUSE WAS FOUND WITH SHEETS OF PLYWOOD ON THE ROOF IN ORDER TO STOP WATER PENETRATION FROM RAINS. EXTENSION CORDS WERE FOUND IN A NUMBER OF AREAS AND IN A HAZARDOUS MANNER DUE TO USE AS PERMANENT WIRING. THE PEDESTAL WAS FOUND IN A DILAPIDATED AND HAZARDOUS CONDITION. THE DEAD FRONT WAS HANGING OFF EXPOSING THE CONDUCTORS AS SHOCK HAZARD. TWO ILLEGALLY ADDED CIRUITS WERE FOUND IN THE PEDESTAL, ONE OF WHICH WAS A CUT OFF PIECE OF ORANGE EXTENSION CORD, WHICH THEN ENTERED AN ILLEGAL ADDITION. THE SECOND CIRCUIT WAS ROMEX WHICH SNAKED UP THE EXTERIOR OF THE UNIT AND ONTO THE ROOF. THE LIFE LINE WAS HEAVILY DETERIORATED AND A 2ND LARGE GUAGE CIRUIT WAS FOUND. THIS 2ND CIRCUIT WAS EITHER A 2ND LIFE LINE OR TO A LARGE TYPE APPLIANCE SUCH AS A DRYER OR OTHER 220 AMP TYPE APPLIANCE. INSPECTION OF THE INTERIOR FOUND CIELINGS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY WATER. THE OWNER HAS ATTEMPTED TO STOP EXTERIOR WEATHER FROM PENETRATING THROUGH THE USE OF PLASTIC SEATHING. EVERY ROOM HAS SOME SORT OF PENETRATION FROM WATER AND ATTEMPTS TO STOP THIS. A FEW OF THE ROOMS HAVE LIGHT FIXTURES WHICH MAY EITHER HAVE BEEN OR SOON WILL BE AFFECTED BY WATER PENETRATION. A NUMBER OF RECEPTICLES WERE NOT WORKING. THE OWNER IS RUNNING THE ORANGE EXTENSION CORD WHICH WAS FOUND HAZARDOUSLY CONNECTED TO THE PEDESTAL TO POWER A 4-GANG ELECTRICAL BOX IN THE ILLEGAL ADDITION. THIS IS MORE THAN LIKELY DUE TO |