A professional who inspects existing residential buildings and dwelling units, visually, to determine compliance with city ordinance standards and explains ordinance requirements to concerned personnel. Responsibilities include:

• Obtains permission from owners and tenants to enter dwellings.
• Visually examines all areas to determine compliance with ordinance standards for heating, lighting, ventilating, and plumbing installations.
• Measures dwelling units and rooms to determine compliance with ordinance space requirements, using tape measure.
• Inspects premises for overall cleanliness, adequate disposal of garbage and rubbish, and for signs of vermin infestation.
• Prepares forms and letters advising property owners and tenants of possible violations and time allowed for correcting deficiencies.
• Consults file of violation reports and revisits dwellings at periodic intervals to verify correction of violations by property owners and tenants.
• Explains requirements of housing standards ordinance to property owners, building contractors, and other interested parties.