Property Maintenance and Housing Inspection Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass
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Property Maintenance and Housing Inspection
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Property Maintenance And Housing Inspection
Property Maintenance and Housing
Inspection Exam Questions And Answers
100% Pass
Notices and Orders - answerDetermine if a building is unsafe, substandard, or fails to comply
with applicable housing codes. Communicate the order
with the owner or occupants, notify other agencies as required, an...
Property Maintenance and Housing
Inspection Exam Questions And Answers
100% Pass
Notices and Orders - answer✔Determine if a building is unsafe, substandard, or fails to comply
with applicable housing codes. Communicate the order
with the owner or occupants, notify other agencies as required, and initiate re-inspection and
follow-up procedures. Advise
affected persons of their right to due process.
Repair, Vacation and demolition - answer✔Prepare and issue violation notices related to
mandatory repair, vacation, or demolition. Communicate the order with the
owner or occupants, notify other agencies as required, and initiate re-inspection and follow-up
procedures. Advise affected
persons of their right to due process. Communicate with contractors and subcontractors as
necessary.
Public Information - answer✔Provide housing code compliance information to the general
public, to landlord and tenant organizations, and to
governmental agencies. Provide housing code compliance information pertinent to historic
preservation efforts.
Enforcement Process - answer✔Gather, maintain and present evidence as necessary to enforce
house and property
maintenance code provisions, with due consideration for procedural and substantive
due process of law. Provide board of appeals testimony and serve as expert witness In
prosecution of violations. Ensure that
right of entry to private property meets constitutional standards.
Light and Ventilation - answer✔Inspect for compliance with minimum light and ventilation
requirements for habitable areas, common hallways, and
stairways.
Occupancy - answer✔Inspect for compliance with minimum occupancy conditions and use.
Inspect for any alterations or additions that may
indicate a change of occupancy. Inspect that access to bedrooms and bathrooms is in accordance
with the code. Ensure that
the area of living and sleeping areas, and that the kitchen area is sufficient for the number of
occupants. Ensure that attics,
basements and garages are not occupied where prohibited.
Means of Egress - answer✔Inspect the number and maintenance of required exits for safe and
adequate egress. Inspect the compliance of bedroom
windows which are intended as emergency exits. Verify that security bars over emergency
windows are open able as
required by code.
Stairs - answer✔Inspect that stairs have required tread width, rise, landing and headroom
dimensions. Verify that stairs, handrails and
guardrails are in sound condition and repair. Verify that handrails and guardrails are provided
where required and comply
with code. Verify compliance of stairway illumination and egress signs.
Fire Safety - answer✔Inspect for the installation and proper maintenance of required smoke
detectors.
Inspect fire alarms, fire sprinklers and standpipes for maintenance and access.
Inspect general visual condition of fire safety systems, informing the proper authority of any
painted or damaged sprinkler
heads or other components. Verify that portable fire extinguishers are provided and maintained.
Exit Doors - answer✔Inspect condition of fire separation walls, ceilings and floors.
Verify that all egress doors are operable from the inside without the use of keys.
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