I am certified inspector who spent 350.00 and 7 days class room instructions on inspection procedure on the the 52580-A FHA Inspection process. After the training a test follows were you have to receivesa 78 or above in order to receive for your certification. Since January 2009 when this program has started the lending institution's are changing as they. They are going against all that was instructed for these procedures.
According to:
The Uniform Codes Act is codified at chapter 2 of title 8 of The Official Code of Georgia Annotated. O.C.G.A. Section 8-2-20(9)(B) identifies the ten "state minimum standard codes". Each of these separate codes typically consist of a base code (e.g. The International Building Code as published by the International Code Council) and a set of Georgia amendments to the base code. Georgia law further dictates that eight of these codes are "mandatory" (are applicable to all construction whether or not they are locally enforced.
1.) International Building Code
2.)One and Two Family Dwelling Code (International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings
3.)International Fire Code
4.)International Plumbing Code
5.)International Mechanical Code
6.)Fuel Gas Code
7.)National Electrical Code
8.) Energy Conservation Code
As noted above, the building, one and two family dwelling, fire, plumbing, mechanical, gas, electrical and energy codes are mandatory codes, meaning that under Georgia law, any structure built in Georgia must comply with these codes, whether or not the local government chooses to locally enforce these codes. I certified that the residential structure meets all local code requirements and are in substantial conformity
with all UNIFORM CODES as published and enforced by the offical building code standards.
This is concerning to me on two levels. First the Uniform Code are applied for a reason. In the forms where a stove must be present states that the dwelling doesn't meet the FHA protocols and should be marked as Failed. You have only two ways to inspect. Is there a cook top present and functional {Pass}. If no cook top in dwelling mark failed.
The lending instutuions are breaking the rules once again with each lender after only money and no concern what so ever to the buyers. It makes sub-contractor inspector look foolish and unprofessional changing things letting only the FHA inspectors know these changes and hiding behind many shields of paper work and pass inspections . When third parties who have the same certification and take the job seriously and lookout for their customer, and were taught the same procedures.
I feel like this was wasted time and money to pay 350.00 and all the classes and testing if you are not going buy the procedures.
My personal Opinion
