Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Approved
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/08/2010 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | TPD EMERGENCY CALL OUT DWELLING WAS BEING OCCUPIED BY SQUATTERS TPD STATED THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAKE CONNECT WITH THE OWNER. THEY STATED THAT THE PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING WAS NOT A LEGAL TENANT AND WAS ASKED BY TPD TO LEAVE. I SAW THE FRONT YARD HAD A FOR RENT SIGN WITH A PHONE NUMBER OF 520 829-2007 I CALLED THE NUMBER AND WAS UNABLE TO LEAVE MESSAGE. THE DWELLING IS CLASSIFIED AS A VACATE AND NEGLECTED, THE OWNER HAS NO CONTROL OF THE DWELLING OR PROPERTY. THE FRONT DOOR WAS BROKEN SIDE WINDOW WAS REMOVED COVERED WITH PLASTIC. THE REAR DOOR WAS ALSO BROKEN. TPD FOUND THE WATER HEATER CONNECTED WITH A 15 LBS PROPANE TANK IN THE INTERIOR. TPD CALLED TFD WHICH REMOVED THE CONNECTION AND CALLED BUILDING SAFETY. INSPECTION RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS THE WATER HEATER HAS BURNT MARKINGS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE UNIT. THIS TYPE OF CONNECTION METHOD IS HAZARDOUS AND NOT APPROVED BY THE JURISDICTION. INSPECTED THE GAS METER LOCATION IN BACK YARD THE METER HAD BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO DATE. I FOUND THAT THE TOP PLUG HAD REMOVED AND SAW SEVERAL TOOLS INCLUDING A SLAP HAMMER THE TOP OF THE STUB OUT HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. I CALLED SOUTHWEST GAS AN ALERTED THEM OF THE TAMPERING THEY CAME OUT AND INSPECTED THE SITE CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND FOUND THE AREA TO BE SAFETY. INSPECTED THE MAIN DISCONNECT AND FOUND TEP'S METER ON THE GROUND VANDALIZED. SEVERAL WIRES FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE DISCONNECT AND THE CONDUIT WERE PULLED TO THE EXTERIOR AND CONNECTED TO EXTENSION CORDS THAT WAS POWERED A PORTABLE GENERATOR. I SHUT THE UNIT OFF AND DISCONNECTED THE WIRING. THIS METHOD IS HAZARDOUS AND NOT APPROVED BY THE JURISDICTION. TEP STATED THAT THEY HAD CUT POWER AT THE POLE DUE TO TAMPERING WITH THE METER ON TWO OCCASIONS. SGW STATED THE INSTALLED A TAMPER PROOF PLUG DUE TO PROBLEM THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED AT THE SITE. TPD STATED THE SUSPECTED PEOPLE WHO WERE SQUATTING IN THE DWELLING WERE DRUG INFESTED PEOPLE. TAKING IN ALL FACTS, STATEMENTS, HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND ATTEMPTED HAZARDOUS I HAD THE ENTIRE DWELLING BOARDED BY CONTRACTOR BATHCREST. POSTED ORDER TO VACATE, UNFIT TO OCCUPY NOTICE ON THE DWELLING. THE DWELLING WAS CONDEMNED ASSIGNED TO AREA INSPECTOR FOLLOW UP WITHIN 60 DAYS |