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2024 CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (STATE OF TEXAS) EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 CODE ENFORCEMENTOFFICER (STATE OF TEXAS) EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The Code Enforcement Officer examination measures the ________ and
________ required to be a code officer. - CORRECT-ANSWERSKnowledge and
Skills.
Code Enforcement started growing with what types of incidents? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSHealth/Environmental issues, community safety, dangerous
buildings, and fire incidents.
Define Code Enforcement? - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe inspection,
improvement, and rehabilitation of environmental hazards in public and
private premises by determining the presence of fire or health hazards,
nuisance violations, unsafe building conditions and violations of any fire,
health or building regulation, statute, or ordinance.
A municipality may file a statement of expenses with the county clerk for
removing weeds, rubbish, brush, and other objectionable, unsightly, or
unsanitary matter. The lien is only inferior to what other liens?
A. Tax and street improvement
B. Death and taxes
C. Liens for international incidents
D. All of the above - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Tax and street improvement
To obtain a lien against the property where work has been done to bring the
property into compliance with Chapter 342, the mayor, municipal health
authority, or other municipal official designated by the mayor must file a
statement of expenses with whom?
A. Mayor
B. City council
C. County clerk
D. All the above - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
What is the purpose of Code Enforcement? - CORRECT-ANSWERSTo establish
and maintain a standard of quality of life for all citizens by providing quality
,inspections and bringing about improvements and rehabilitation to the
community.
A municipality shall impose a lien against the land on which a building stands
or stood unless it has a _______ as protected by the Texas constitution.
A. Tax lien
B. Homestead
C. International ownership
D. Limited liability contract - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Homestead
What is real property?
A. Property that is not fake
B. Mobile property that is owned by the municipality
C. Land, buildings, and whatever is attached or affixed to the land
D. Recreational vehicle - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Land, buildings, and
whatever is attached or affixed to the land.
According to the Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 343, weeds means
all rank and uncultivated vegetable growth or matter that has grown more
than ___________ inches in height. - CORRECT-ANSWERS36
What is mostly non-producible waste, including debris, tin cans, bottles,
paper, grass and weed cuttings, paper boxes, short and light or wood
building material?
A. Noncombustible
B. Combustible
C. Rubbish
D. All building materials - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Rubbish
T or F?
Building codes are pertinent to establishing minimum standards essential for
safe, sanitary, and fit human habitation by governing use, and occupancy of
existing residential buildings. - CORRECT-ANSWERSF
T or F?
Housing codes pertain to new construction and provide minimum
requirements for life, safety, health, public welfare, and the protection of
property. They also contain provisions relating to rehabilitation of existing
buildings. - CORRECT-ANSWERSF
T or F?
, The intent of code enforcement with respect to rehabilitation should be to
encourage the rehabilitation and conservation of older building stick. -
CORRECT-ANSWERST
T or F?
The basic premise of the codes is to provide safety, health, public welfare,
and the protection of property. - CORRECT-ANSWERST
T or F?
Although the building code is primarily related to new construction, it has
provisions related to rehabilitation of existing buildings, and it also contains
provisions relating to unsafe existing buildings requiring either abatement of
the hazardous conditions or demolition. - CORRECT-ANSWERST
T or F?
The term housing inspection is generally understood to mean a close-up
observation of actual conditions that exist in a dwelling and on its premises. -
CORRECT-ANSWERST
T or F?
For the code enforcement or housing improvement agency, the inspection
procedure provides a means for gathering data that can be combined with
other similar data to develop a comprehensive picture of housing conditions
in the community as an aid to measure improvement progress. - CORRECT-
ANSWERST
T or F?
The main focus of the housing agency's activities should be the mere
enforcement of the housing ordinance. - CORRECT-ANSWERSF
T or F?
The city may regulate the location of mobile homes or HUD Code
Manufactured Homes in the absence of zoning. - CORRECT-ANSWERST
The two types of codes primarily involved in the approach of rehabilitation
are _____ and ______ codes. - CORRECT-ANSWERSBuilding and housing
One way the housing rehabilitation process originates is as a result of _____
______ on the part of the owner of a building to conserve the building, rather
than demolish it, by making the necessary improvements to make it a viable
structure. - CORRECT-ANSWERSvoluntary decisions
Another way the housing rehabilitation process originates is as a result of a
______ ______ throughout the city, determining which areas and which
buildings in each area are in need of rehabilitation to remove unsafe and
unhealthy conditions. - CORRECT-ANSWERSSystematic survey
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