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City Howl: It's not her house!
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOWARD the end of April, Elizabeth Simmons got three violation notices — for infractions committed on three dates, beginning in December — from Licenses and Inspections. The violations cited “unfit structures” in her house, such as a collapsed roof ...

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Revaluation inspectors are looking at Killingly homes
Norwich Bulletin
Inspections already are complete in Ashford, Woodstock, Sterling and Plainfield, which are among the other towns in the project. Home visits: As part of the five-year project, data collectors will visit 20000 properties in the participating towns, ...

Painting fixer-upper will make it a home
San Francisco Chronicle
We had a termite inspection, a roof inspection and a home inspection. A little termite work was done under the house, and the home inspector pointed out some problems, mainly with the electrical system. The roof has a few more years of life left and no ...

The Telegram
MHA calls for home inspector legislation
The Telegram
Home inspectors in Newfoundland and Labrador are currently not required to be government licenced, something opposition MHA Randy Edmunds wants to see changed. Edmunds said it is important for home owners to have qualified and professional home ...

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Calif. Lawmakers Reject Plan Curbing Nursing Home, Hospital Checks
California Healthline
Last week, Assembly and Senate budget subcommittees voted down a budget proposal by the state Health and Human Services Agency that would have cut a mandate for hospital and nursing home inspectors to perform unannounced inspections to monitor ...
Jerry Brown's Budget Cuts And Hospitals: Advocates Fear Patient Care Will SufferHuffington Post

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Golden Gate ASHI Inspectors say California Building Code Changes Potentially ...
PR Web (press release)
Golden Gate ASHI Inspectors say the minimum ceiling height for habitable space has been 7 feet 6 inches for many years, but California code changes in 2012 allow for ceilings to be as low as 7 feet. If a home has a finished room with a ceiling lower ...

Long Island Home Inspectors, Certified Home Inspections Announce the Launch of ...
Albany Times Union
Suffolk & Nassau County Home Inspectors, Certified Home Inspectors recently built a new website to showcase their services. Recently Long Island Home Inspectors, Certified Home Inspectors has announced the launch of their new website.
A HOUSE THAT CAN'T STANDTbo.com

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Home inspection is key for buyers and sellers
Anchorage Daily News
The home inspection performed by an independent third party can be one of the most frustrating parts of selling or buying a home. It can strain the relationship between seller and buyer, who up to this point may have felt positive about each other.

Why home inspectors are critical
Victoria Times Colonist
Realtor/ inspector relationships are a cause for concern within our industry. As of March 31, 2009, all inspectors in BC need to be licensed under the Consumer Protection BC It can cost thousands of dollars to sell an average Vancouver house, ...

Ask the Inspector: Predictions not included
Leader-Telegram
I asked my home inspector what kind of warranty or guarantee they offer, and he said none. Why is that? It is impossible for a home inspector to predict what is going to happen in the future, especially if their recommendations in the report are not ...

Donegal Democrat
Hiqa finds Buncrana home breached regulations
Irish Times
A DONEGAL nursing home where seven elderly residents died due to a flu outbreak in March and April appeared to have “no established procedure” to enable early detection of flu, a report has found. A report of inspections conducted by the Health ...
Flu-deaths care home 'had poor infection controls'Irish Independent
Inspectors critical of nursing home where outbreak killed sevenDonegal Democrat
Nazareth House did not act quickly to stop flu outbreak - reportRTE.ie
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KQED
Oakland Veterans Affairs' Office Mishandled Claims, Inspector General Finds
Huffington Post
The numbers cited by the inspector general paint a starker picture than VA officials have previously acknowledged. In testimony before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 18, Tom Murphy, head of the VA's Compensation Service, ...
Veterans incensed over report of overwhelming delays at Oakland VA officeSan Jose Mercury News

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Home inspector: Unpermitted addition worries homeowner
Chicago Daily Herald
Q. After buying our home, we learned there are asbestos floor tiles under the carpets in every room in the house. Shouldn't our home inspector have looked under the rugs? Shouldn't he have known that old 9-by-9-inch tiles installed up until the mid ...

OREP Announces New Home Inspector Insurance Program—Lower Rates & Broad Coverage
PR.com (press release)
OREP (Organization of Real Estate Professionals), a nationwide real estate insurance agency now in its 11th year, is proud to announce a new Errors and Omissions (E&O) Home Inspector program. SanDiego, CA, May 11, 2012 --(PR.com)-- OREP (Organization ...

Why home inspections have become more important
Washington Post
Thus, as a savvy home buyer, it is incumbent upon you to insist that your real estate agent include a well-thought-out inspection contingency strategy in your purchase offer and to have your prospective home professionally inspected.
BC Home Inspectors Elect New Board of DirectorsMarketwire (press release)

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CQC finds lack of stimulation in learning disability care home inspections
carehome.co.uk News
The Care Quality Commission found major concerns at three of the 10 care homes it inspected for people with learning disabilities. The 10 reports are the latest in a targeted programme of 150 unannounced inspections of care homes and hospitals that ...
CQC: Lincoln hospital still needs to improveThe Lincolnite
Discharging of patients 'still a concern' at Lincoln County HospitalBBC News

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Above & Beyond Unlimited Cleaning to Provide Free Mold Inspections
PR Web (press release)
It is important to know what type of mold is growing in your house, as many types of mold are toxic, and can be hazardous to you and your family's health. According to the American Society of Home Inspectors, more than 60 percent of all American homes ...

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CBS Local
Report: Inspector Finds Deadly Carmel Fire Started Outside Of Home
CBS Local
CARMEL, NY (CBSNewYork) – A home insurance inspector said the fire that killed a Larchmont police captain, his wife and two daughters in Putnam County earlier this month apparently started outside the home. Inspector Woody Ledwith told the Journal News ...
Carmel fire started outside house near meters, cause still uncertain ...The Journal News | LoHud.com
Cause of Deadly NY Fire Still UncertainFireEngineering.com

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Newsday (subscription)
Carmel fire started outside house near meters, cause still uncertain ...
The Journal News | LoHud.com
The fire that killed a Larchmont police captain, his wife and daughters apparently started outside the house, near electric and gas meters at the corner of the front porch, the home's insurance inspector told The Journal News on Wednesday.
911 call: Fatal Carmel fire started outside homeNewsday (subscription)

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Detroit violations notices put homeowners in a bind
Detroit Free Press
PHOTOS BY JARRAD HENDERSON/DETROIT FREE PRESS By Suzette Hackney Buentello must have his three-story home checked for lead paint and paint window trim. The violations notices began arriving in mid-April: City of Detroit inspectors had been in a ...

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