Gee, And We Think WE Put Up With Crap!

[hausdok]

After reading this article about the day that city housing inspectors in Lancaster and Pittsburgh, PA had, you'll be more than happy to put up with manipulative real estate agents and ticked off sellers.

Click here to read more.

[Eric B]

While some conditions found can be very interesting, people tend to be more interesting and surprising. Their emotions, reasoning, anger, demands and expectations will always make memorable days.

However, I'd have no stomach for the inner city.

[kurt]

That article sounds about right.

Weird as it sounds, I'd rather look @ a blown out 42 unit Section 8 full of crazy people than a McMansion in the 'burbs.

[Chris Bernhardt]

The City of Portland has a maintenance code that many I believe are unaware of. Same with some of the other larger cities here in Oregon. For example a receptacle in all bathrooms is required and not the silly one in the light fixture. It doesn't matter when the house was built; the lack of one is not grandfathered in. Same with handrails and guards.

Does anyone working the black top jungles use their cities housing code as a source in your inspections?

Chris, Oregon

[kurt]

Yes. Porches, handrails, guardrails, 2 outlets per room, wall switches @ passage doors, GFCI's, smoke & CO, 2ndary egress, etc., etc.

[ghentjr]

Originally posted by kurt

That article sounds about right.

Weird as it sounds, I'd rather look @ a blown out 42 unit Section 8 full of crazy people than a McMansion in the 'burbs.

Did a job like that once and had to bring a generator to get enough light in the building to work. 5 story brick vacant for a few years except for dopers. Had to hire a cop to guard the generator. Had fun. We also did a section 8 project with 280 units. That was a little scary but eventually one of the crazies came around with us and kept things under control.