On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:40:30 GMT, Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

"Art Greenberg" wrote in message

They dont know everything that exists in every home in their city.

Yes, they do. They have a record of every permit pulled, including those
covering the original construction.

If an inspection is required before the house can be sold (as is the
case in the rural community that I live in), what happens with changes
and additions depends on just how through the inspector is and whether
or not the work was obviously done after construction and would have
required a permit.

What city in Russia do you live in? I certainly don't ever want to move
there.

I have sold three houses, and there were inspections by the AHJ in every
case. These were in Hamilton Township, Mercer County and Clinton
Township, Hunterdon County - both NJ.

You do know that a Certificate of Occupancy has to be issued to close a
sale, don't you? The AHJ won't issue a CO without an inspection. At the
time of inspection, the AHJ has the right and authority to look for
unauthorized work. Seems perfectly reasonable to me. You wouldn't want
to move into a house where some hack had done a bunch of electrical
work, or gas plumbing, or something else that wasn't inspected and that
had the potential to cause you harm, would you?

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Art Greenberg
artg at eclipse dot net