Chapter 64 Property Maintenance and Building Code Inspector Study Guide Questions And Answers 100% Pass
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Chapter 64 Property Maintenance and
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Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Which is not one of the important pieces of information to obtain when handling a complaint?
a. Name of entity to be charged
b. Complainant's address and phone number
c. Date the complaint ...
Chapter 64 Property Maintenance and
Building Code Inspector Study Guide
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Which is not one of the important pieces of information to obtain when handling a complaint?
a. Name of entity to be charged
b. Complainant's address and phone number
c. Date the complaint was written up
d. Nature of the alleged violation - answer✔Complainant's address and phone number
Legal Chapter 6
In Gallicchio Bros Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Newington, the court
upheld the building department's revocation of a permit?
a. True
b. False - answer✔True
Legal Chapter 11
Which are examples of malice on the part of a building official?
a. Stopping work for minor, insignificant violations.
b. Extorting money from a contractor.
c. Citing all violations in hope that the current owner will sell out to a new owner.
d. All of the above. - answer✔All of the above
Legal Chapter 10
Room temperatures shall be measured at what height above the floor in the center of
a room?
a. 2 ft.
b. 4 ft.
c. 1 ft.
d. 3 ft. - answer✔3 ft
IPMC 602.5
What minimum dimension landing shall be provided at the top and bottom of a ramp?
a. 38 in.
b. 30 in.
c. 42 in.
d. 36 in. - answer✔36 inches
IRC 311.8.2
A notice is only properly served if it is delivered personally.
a. True
b. False - answer✔False
IPMC 107.3
Generally speaking, a building official will have no trouble revoking a permit when:
a. A mistake was made by the plans examiner.
b. A permit was issued wrongfully.
c. The hardship suffered by the builder outweighs the harm suffered by the
potential occupants and the public at large.
d. Construction of a building poses a tremendous danger to the safety of the
potential occupants and the public at large. - answer✔A permit was issued wrongfully.
Legal Chapter 6
What is the net effect of lack of absolute immunity?
a. Less control over the construction community.
b. A reluctance by building officials to aggressively enforce the code for fear of
lawsuits.
c. Immunization for local governments but not individual public officials.
d. An increase in the number of lawsuits against public officials. - answer✔An increase in the
number of lawsuits against public officials.
Legal Chapter 10
Which is not an emergency situation that constitutes an exception to the 4th
Amendment warrant requirements?
a. Occupants of a building call for an inspection of a faulty wiring system, the
building official believes the system poses immediate danger to human life.
b. Fire fighters enter a burning building to put out a blaze.
c. Fire officials return to a structure 30 days later to determine the origin and
causes of a fire.
d. Upon external inspection, a building official discovers severe structural defects
indicating the possibility of immediate collapse of a building. - answer✔Fire officials return to a
structure 30 days later to determine the origin and causes of a fire.
Legal Chapter 8
Which is an act of a home rule charter with unlimited powers?
a. Adoption of a building code without federal legislation.
b. Adoption of a building code without state enabling legislation.
c. Giving full authority to adopt codes to the building commissioner.
d. Suspension of the building code when it is too costly to comply. - answer✔Adoption of a
building code without state enabling legislation.
Legal Chapter 3
Generally, the minimum height dimension in a habitable room within a dwelling is
______ feet.
d. 7.5 ft - answer✔7 ft
IPMC 404.3
Every bedroom shall have access to at least one lavatory _______.
a. Without passing through another bedroom
b. Located in the same story
c. Without having to access an adjacent story
d. All of the above. - answer✔Without passing through another bedroom
IPMC 404.4.3
When is an impromptu inspection without a warrant constitutionally acceptable, as
illustrated by the rulings of Frey v. Panza?
a. When no sign is present that specifically states no trespassing.
b. A building official suspects a code violation exists based upon sworn complaints
from neighbors.
c. Code violations are visible from the exterior of the occupied property.
d. In the case of heavily regulated businesses, such as the construction industry. - answer✔In the
case of heavily regulated businesses, such as the construction industry.
Legal Chapter 8
It is important for an expert witness to be able to express simple thoughts in a complex
manner.
a. True
b. False - answer✔False
Legal Chapter 13
A notice of violation is deemed to be properly served if?
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