Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Approved
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08/2005 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | VISITED SITE, MET WITH TENANTS SHAWN AND TRICIA CLEVENGER, AND OWNER VIRGINIA MCCABE WAS PRESENT AND INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. SHAWN MENTIONED THAT SINCE THE RAINS, THE SKYLIGHT IN THE KITCHEN HAD BLOWN OFF AND LEAKING, THE HALLWAY TO THE WEST OF STRUCTURE ALSO HAD A ROOF LEAK WITH DRYWALL DAMAGE INSIDE, AND A LEAK IN THE BACK BEDROOM BATH. SHAWN ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN THEY FIRST MOVED IN THE OWNERS HUSBAND MR. MCCABE MENTIONED THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS NOT READY TO RENT, NEEDED PAINT, AND THAT THE WORK WOULD BE COMPLETED IF THE TENANTS STILL WISHED TO MOVE IN. NO WALK- THRU INSPECTION WAS DONE PRIOR TO TENANTS MOVING IN. SHAWN ACCEPTED THE STRUCTURE AS IT WAS, WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT ALL THE PAINT WOULD BE COMPLETED AND THE RECEP, AND LIGHT SWITCH COVERS REPLACED. SHAWN MENTIONED THAT SINCE THEY MOVED IN NOTHING HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND DOUBTED THAT CERTAIN AREAS INSIDE HAD BEEN PAINTED AS WAS SUGGESTED BY THE OWNER.SHAWN MENTIONED THAT WHEN A REQUEST FOR REPAIRS WAS BROUGHT UP TO OWNER MR. MCCABE, THAT HE BECAME UPSET, THAT NOTHING WOULD GET DONE, AND THE LAST TIME HE WAS THERE, THAT MR. MCCABE SHOT HIM IN THE BACK WITH A BB GUN. TPD WAS CALLED TO THE SITE, OFFICER R PARRISH RESPONDED, TENANT DECIDED NOT TO PRESS CHARGES. MRS MCCABE WAS AT THE STRUCTURE AT THE TIME OF MY ARRIVAL TRYING TO COME TO SOME AGREEMENT WITH THE TENANTS TO GIVE THEM BACK THEIR SECURITY DEPOSIT, THE LAST MONTHS RENT, ALONG WITH TRYING TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT TO MONIES OWED TO THE TENANT FOR WORK HE HAD DONE TO THE STRUCTURE. WHEN MRS. MCCABE LEARNED WHY I WAS THERE SHE SHE VERBALLY RETRACTED ANY AGREEMENT SHE AND THE TENANTS HAD COME TO. I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS THERE TO HELP NOT ONLY THE TENANTS BUT EXPLAINED AND SHOWED BY EXAMPLE HOW THE NOV I WAS TO ISSUE WOULD ALSO HELP HER PROTECT HER INVESTMENT. I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD MAKE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THE PROPERTY AND STRUCTURE, GIVE HER A COPY OF MY FINDINGS SO THAT SHE COULD BEGIN THE ABATEMENT ACTION. MRS. MCCABE MENTIONED THAT SHE ALREADY HAD A ROOFER LINED UP TO RE-ROOF THE STRUCTURE AND POSSIBLY AN ELECTRICIAN TO BEGIN REPAIRS.FINDINGS OF MY INSPECTION ARE AS FOLLOWS: ELECTRICAL: >LIGHT SWITCHES AND RECEPTICLE COVERS ARE MISSING THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE. >RECEPTICLE IS BROKEN IN THE LIVINGROOM, SOUTH WALL. >A/C WINDOW UNIT IN AZ ROOM APEEARS TO BE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY OR IMPROPERLY SUPPORTED OR BALANCED. >ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURES INSIDE KITCHEN SKYLIGHT AREA NOT TO CODE AND FIXTURES SHOW EXPOSED WIRING. >ELECTRICAL RECEP NEXT TO KITCHEN SIND IS NOT GFCI PROTECTED. >NORTH AND SOUTH BEDROOM LIGHT FIXTURES NOT COMPLETE. >RECEPTICLES IN BOTH THE SOUTH BDRM BATH AND IN THE NORTH HALLWAY BATH ARE NOT GFCI PROTECTED. MECHANICAL/APPLIANCES: >STOVE BURNER NOT WORKING PROPERLY(RIGHT REAR) >BASEBOARD HEATER IN KITCHEN LACKS KNOB. CHECK THAT ALL HEATERS HAVE PARTS AND ARE COMPLETE. INTERIOR FEATURES: >FRONT DOOR RUBS AGAINST DOOR JAMB MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN DOOR. LOCKS ALSO DIFFICULT TO OPEN. >KITCHEN CEILING DRYWALL IS DETERIORATING DUE TO ROOF LEAK. >KITCHEN SKYLIGHT WAS BLOWN OFF THE ROOF. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. >WASHER/PANTRY DOOR JAMB LACKS DOOR STOP, DOOR RUBS ON JAMB, AND DOOR HAS A HOLE IN THE DOOR SKIN. >DRYWALL IN HALL CEILING IS DETERIORATING DUE TO ROOF LEAK. >NORTH BEDROOM DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR CLOSE, NEEDS TO BE SANDED. >CEILING IN SOUTH BEDROOM IS ALSO DETERIORATING DUE TO ROOF LEAK. EXTERIOR FEATURES: >FRONT PORCH RAFTER NEAR MIDDLE OF PORCH HAS A SEVERE CRACK >EXTERIOR LIGHT FIXTURE AT WEST WALL NOT COMPLETE SHOWS EXPOSED WIRES. >FENCING IN BACKYARD IS BLOWN DOWN(SAFETY ISSUE). >WEST SIDE OF HOUSE NEEDS PAINT. WALL PAINT PEELING AWAY IN LARGE SECTIONS, AND DOOR AND WINDOW FRAME LACK PAINT. PERMITS REQUIRED: ROOM ON EAST SIDE APPEARS TO BE ENCLOSED. TWO ROOMS, HALL, AND BATH ROOM APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ADDED. |