Sentences with phrase «n't building inspectors»

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First, through the work I did with my father as an adolescent, fixing up rental properties in New Jersey — and watching how the building inspectors made sure there wasn't a blade of grass in the sidewalk.

When the Pro-Line Cap Co., a leading manufacturer of athletic caps, was told by federal inspectors that one of its plants near Fort Worth did not have enough women's rest rooms to accommodate its staff, the company responded not by building more rest rooms but by firing 30 women.

Anthony Mallia, the former Ramapo building inspector charged with 188 counts of undercharging contractors for permits and shortchanging taxpayers by $ 150,000 in the process, won't serve jail time and won't have to make restitution, a judge decided today.

Iran can quit the deal by simply not allwing inspectors in or by building more centrifuges than the deal allows.

Schnell said DOB inspectors would take action if the building was occupied without the necessary documentation, but did not respond when informed of a party held there last week.

This inspector said it's not clear how the antifreeze got there or what it was for, but considering the size of the building, it's unlikely that the liquid would have been used to start a fire.

The plan calls for independent oversight of the city's Housing Preservation Department; establishing a public education campaign to inform tenants about HPD's role; empowering a new body or building inspectors to collect fines against landlords; having HPD make repairs not completed by the landlord in the specified amount of time and then billing the landlord; making inspectors carry citations in multiple languages and send out reports in multiple languages; forcing landlords to make repairs within 24 hours of emergency violations; establishing an East Harlem HPD oversight team as a pilot for other areas with at - risk low - income housing; providing inspections 24 - hours - a-day, 7 - days - a-week; and improving HPD's follow - up on violations.

Yet the inspector general (IG) not only failed to substantiate Slavin's charges about Success for All, but actually built its «case» around the fact that several peer review panelists — as well as the program's director, Chris Doherty — had ties to Direct Instruction programs.

It matters not a jot how much high quality teaching and learning can be observed in the tiny sample of lessons inspected, because having been forced to make the judgement on the hopelessly invalid school performance data, all the inspectors do in the lessons they look at is to think up comments to make to justify the inadequate / requires improvement judgement already made before they set foot in the building.

More than a few contractors have fought an inspector who arbitrarily decided that the building code isn't sufficient.

We know what you're wondering: Don't county building inspectors make sure construction on a new home is up to snuff?

If the inspector finds problems in a building, it does not necessarily mean you shouldn't buy it, only that you will know in advance what type of repairs to anticipate.

I invest in both, but I prefer stock investing because I have more tools to reduce the potential of losses, I don't have to tie up as much money for long periods of time to make a profit, I can achieve rising cash flow through dividend growth stocks and covered call writing (a low risk option strategy), I can use leverage through margin or options to accelerate my returns, and I don't have to deal with tenants, insurance and building inspectors, and tradesmen.

A home inspection is a limited, non-invasive examination of the condition of a home, often in connection with the sale of that home.An inspector will check the roof, basement, heating system, water heater, air - conditioning system, structure, plumbing, electrical, and many other aspects of buildings looking for improper building practices, those items that require extensive repairs, items that are general maintenance issues, as well as some fire and safety issues.However, it should also be noted that a home inspection is not technically exhaustive and does not imply that every defect will be discovered.

It doesn't matter how experienced or knowledgeable the inspector may be in construction technology or the building codes because without excellent communication skills, they're in the wrong profession.

A home inspector's website is not a newspaper, television, magazine or building.

I am not your typical home building inspector.

Here it depends on the structural engineering knowledge of contractors and building inspectors, who often do not understand the reasons behind such codes.

It is time to formulate plans for a new United Nations mission — teams of inspectors to ensure that people do not construct buildings designed to kill their occupants.

Because while CLT is great stuff, it's pretty new in North America, it's expensive, and it's not fully understood by the building inspectors.

A few years ago, I worked on a project in the middle of PA where they didn't have a model building code or building inspectors.

Knowing that one of the jurors had years of experience as an architect, Mr. Catalano told the jury that the situation equated itself to the circumstance «When a building inspector finds a structural flaw, he's not going to sign off on the building until he knows it won't collapse.»

18.1 (1) If an inspector is satisfied that a person is contravening or not complying with or has contravened or failed to comply with any of the following, the inspector may, by order, impose an administrative penalty on the person in accordance with this section and the building code:

(6) If plumbing inspectors have been appointed under this section, the chief building official and inspectors appointed under section 3 or 4 shall not exercise their powers under this Act in respect of plumbing.

This experience covers a broad range of professions including, but not limited to, lawyers, building inspectors, mortgage brokers, accountants and various types of health professionals.

It does not require the inspector to turn on or open up building systems.

Another suggestion would «mandate building inspections by qualified building inspectors trained in recognizing previously used marijuana grow operations» to make sure that properties previously used as a grow - op don't go undetected.

My agent called the seller's agent who insisted is was built in 85, but the inspector was adamant it was not 80's construction and some records digging by my agent's office revealed the truth.

During my time as a conciliator with TARION I often ran into situations where building inspectors had obviously not inspected new homes properly during the construction process; it usually ended up in a big fight between them and me, until they acknowledged their lack of due diligence due to overwork etc., after being exposed by me to the problems that they had obviously not dealt with in the first place; it happened all the time.

Inspectors are not required to determine whether a building is up to code, and they are not required to move furniture, enter crawlspaces, or offer any services besides the inspection.

Even in new - builds, city and government inspectors do NOT inspect «every house.»

In addition, you'll want an experienced home inspector who understands condo construction to give a thorough examination not only of the interior of the condo but of the entire building itself.

A U.S. - licensed home inspector will probably not know anything about the local building codes and building materials used.

Provide your inspector with building permits and plans for major renovations, and disclose if the work was not completed with proper permits.

Often, the building control inspector will specify what you require, as the roof can be insulated in two ways — either filling the space between the rafters or installing insulation over them, which isn't as practical.

The rules aren't too complicated — you will need a Lawful Development certificate from the local authority and the build will need to be passed by their Building Control Services (or an approved inspector).