The Building Official's and Inspector's Guide to Codes, Forms, and Complaints

Learn how to enforce the International Building Code® when violations occur, and to correctly write any document required by the job! This new book features a compilation of legal notices, letters, complaints, and other documents that inspectors can use for effective enforcement of the most common problems likely to be encountered in the field. In addition to the forms, valuable checklists help users follow the required steps in enforcement, and tables assist inspectors in better understanding the Code. Even if a municipality does not use the International Building Code, the documents in this book can be adapted for local use because they are so universal.

Features

• the one book that every inspector will want to have on his or her desk for daily use and reference on the job
• includes forms for the most common violations of the International Building Code so that drafting will be quick and easy
• assists inspectors in being able to submit work that is correct and uniform, saving time and preventing costly mistakes
• practical checklists will remind inspectors of important matters so that cases will stand up in a court of law
• technicians who assist building inspectors in writing notices, as well as municipal attorneys who often use form books to draft legal documents, will also benefit from the materials in this book
• includes a back of book CD containing both PDF files and word documents of sample forms, complaints, and notices which can be printed and changed to adapt to the specifics of the jurisdiction