Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Approved
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24/2005 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | VISITED SITE, MET WITH OWNER, WALKED EXTERIOR OF PROPERTY & INTERIOR OF STRUCTURE. MIN-HOUSING ISSUES WERE FOUND & ARE AS FOLLOWS. EXTERIOR SURFACES: 1) LARGE 6'' ROUND HOLE, LACKS VENT COVER. 2) EVIDENCE OF W/O/P - ORIGINAL WOOD FRAME WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REMOVED & REPLACED WITH NEWER STYLE ALUMINUM FRAME WINDOWS, ORIGINAL WINDOW OPENING HAVE BEEN MODIFIED. INTERIOR FEATURES: 1) ALL WINDOWS & DOOR OPENINGS HAVE BEEN COVERED, TENANT STATED REASON FOR DOING SO IS TO KEEP OUT COLD & FUMES FROM NEXT DOOR TENANTS BARBECUE GRILL, TENANT STATED, TENANT NEXT DOOR USES GRILL INSIDE UNIT TO COOK. OPERATION OF WINDOW COULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO OWNER REFUSAL TO REMOVE COVERING FROM WINDOWS & DOOR. INFORMED OWNER CASE WOULD BE CLOSED TILL OPERATION OF WINDOWS ARE VERIFIED. 2) KITCHEN ENTRY DOOR LACKING DOOR SHOE & WEATHER STRIPPING. 3) SEVERAL SECTIONS OF KITCHEN FLOORING ARE IN A DETERIORATED & DILAPIDATED STATE, FLOOR TILES ARE MISSING, CURLING UP, BROKEN & ADHESIVE NO LONGER HOLDING. 4) SECTION OF WALLS ARE CRAMBLING, PLASTER FINISH HAS BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. SOME SECTIONS HAVE BEEN TAPPED UP BY TENANT TO HOLD CRUMBLING SECTION IN PLACE. 5) EVIDENCE OF WORK WITHOUT PERMIT WERE FOUND, DOOR WAY PASSAGES HAVE BEEN SEALED UP & BLOCKED OFF. EVIDENCED BY MISS MATCHED DRY WALL SECTION & PATCHING. HEATING: 1) EXISTING SPACE HEATER HAS BEEN TAGGED BY S.W. GAS AS INOPERABLE & WILL REQUIRE HEATING CONTRACTOR FOR ASSESSMENT. OPENING FOR B-VENT HAS BEEN SEALED AT EXTERIOR & DOSE NOT EXTEND ABOVE ROOF. TENANT HAS RESTORED TO USING SPACE HEATER IN A HAZARDOUS MANNER, HAS SPACE HEATER PROPED UP IN A CHAIR. ELECTRICAL: 1) EXISTING ELECTRICAL IS IN A HAZARDOUS STATE, ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT CAN NOT BE REACHED, DISCONNECT MOUNTED ON WALL ABOVE PORCH, NO SUB PANEL INSIDE UNIT TO CUT OFF INCASE OF EMERGENCY. APPEARS SEVERAL MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE. OPEN GROUND WERE FOUND, 3 PRONG RECEPTACLES INSTALLED ON 2 WIRE SYSTEM. ADDITION OF CIRCUITS FOR BATHROOM, GFIC RECEPTACLE PAINTED OVER & NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. LACK OF GFIC IN KITCHEN. EXPOSED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR AT J=BOX IN KITCHEN, RECEPTACLE IN BATHROOM NOT SECURED TO WALL. BATHROOM LIGHT FIXTURES RECEPTACLE COULD NOT BE TESTED DUE TO MIRROW FRAME BLOCKING ACCESS. EXTERIOR LIGHT FIXTURE HAS EXPOSED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR, CONDUCTORS NOT IN CONDUIT & PROTRUDE THROUGH WALL. W/O/P PERMITS REQUIRED: 1) LARGE PORCH ADDITION APPROX. 8'X20' HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO MAIN STRUCTURE. 2) POSSIBLE ADDITION OF BATHROOM WITH ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING. 3) STRUCTURE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING & HAS BEEN TURNED INTO DUPLEX, EVIDENCED BY COVERING EXISTING DOOR PASSAGES, LACK OF PERMINENT HEATING FOR APT. B. 4) ADDITION OF HOT WATER TANK & PLUMBING. 5) KITCHEN DOOR INSTALLED WHERE WINDOW AT ONE TIME EXISTED. PLUMBING: 1) HOT WATER HEATER LACKING COLD WATER SHUT OFF. 2) WATER LINE HAVE NOT BEEN INSTALLED UNDER PERMITS EVIDENCED BY WATER LINE NOT SECURED TO WALL. 3) HOT WATER TANK SHOWS LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUST & HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. 4) HOT WATER TANK HAS LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUST. PVC, COPPER & GALVANIZED PIPING ALL MIXED TOGETHER. 5) GAS SUPPLY LINE LAYING ON GROUND & NOT SECURED. 6) IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF B-VENT SYSTEM, MISSING CAP. |