ECN Forum Forums Code Related Discussion Building Codes for Electricians Certificate of Occupancy ??

Scott 35,
The same rules apply, only more so...S

In NC the laws governing the building codes are specifically stated to be for the protection of the municipality not the owner/tenant. Thus an owner or tenant cannot wave their right to inspection. The building codes go way back (medieval times in Europe) and originally were fire codes. The right of the government to enforce various building codes for the common good goes way back and is not likely to be successfully challenged.

Bill,


NJ requires CO's before you can move in. Plus as someone said, the Zoning dept. will make sure about the grass, driveway, etc. We also have something we call CCO's which only applies to commercial buildings when one tenant moves out and another tenant moves in. The building Dept. will send out a 4 trades, to just double check the building. We look for safety issues and somethimes the building inspector will look for new work that was done since the last CCO.

Harold,

Interesting about the CCOs. That sounds like a good idea.

Bill