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Posted on 08/14/2013 8:30:06 PM PDT by neverdem
you have to see what goes on in these slumlord properties. I was born in Rochester. there are areas I won’t even go into and these properties are in these areas. Sorry...the city does know what they’re doing in these cases. And then there are the pitbulls.....
Many homes all over the USA are NOT up to code because the cities & counties KEEP CHANGING THE CODES!!!
I owned a house in So Calif which was built in 1953. By the time I bought it in 1966, it already had ‘code violations’. They were simple & got changed before I closed escrow.
When I resold the home in 1995, again—code violations. It can be a nightmare for a home owner. It is mostly driven by technology-—which changes as I type this.
However, I consider the type of situation being described in this article as harassment & violation of the 4th amendment provisions.
“The inspectors can look into drawers & cupboards to see ‘if everything is clean & sanitary’”?????
First—there is hardly any background checks done on any public employee anymore. You don’t know what kind of creep the city or county is sending to ‘inspect’ your home. How do I know they aren’t part of a burglary gang? They are the ‘front man’ finding prospective targets???
“Clean & sanitary”? BY WHOSE STANDARDS?????
What followup comes next??? Removal of your kids to foster homes because “your drawers & cupboards weren’t clean & sanitary”.?????
This is a downright intrusion in the current form. It is also a money grab from the property owner.
I could see an inspection when the renter moves or when the property changes ownership....But this? NO!
A hotel room changes ‘renters’ on a daily basis.....do they get ‘inspected by the city officials’????
Government is getting out of control in the USA & more so in particular states, such as New York.
This has to be stopped.
it’s not like the inspector is going through their closets or drawers or medicine cabinet.”””
Article states exactly that they are doing such inspections-—based upon ‘clean & sanitary standards’.....
A CO is granted when the property is built. The contractor cannot sell the property until the inspections of construction are passed & the CO is issued.
However, a continuing proposal of inspections over a long period of time for the homeowner is just plain nuts.
Asking for another REVOLUTION........
All sorts of certificates and licenses have to be renewed. Do you think it won’t come to that merely because it’s “plain nuts?”
She would ironically LOVE for the landlord to be required to have a city inspection.
But the downside is, her house is falling apart and would probably need to completely gutted and rebuilt to meet code.
And Sacajaweau, all of my rental releases I've signed have included that, too. But they had to inform me when they will be coming. They were never allowed to just come by without my knowledge.
I didn't mind, because I've lived in some real rat-traps that often needed repairs.
Excellent article and I hope they prevail at the SC. This is a common problem and governments use the inspections to control their renter population.
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