TEEX & TDLR Basic Code Enforcement
Practice Exam 2026
1. What is mostly non-putricible waste, including debris, tin cans, bottles,
paper, grass and weed cuttings, paper boxes, short and light or wood
building material?
A) Noncombustible
B) Combustible
C) Rubbish
D) All building material - ANSWER C
2. ____________ codes are pertinent to establishing minimum standards
essential for safe, sanitary, and fit human habitation by governing use,
maintenance, and occupancy of existing residential buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ANSWER A
3. _____________ codes pertain to new construction and provide minimum
requirements for life, safety, health, public welfare, and the protection of
property. They also contain provisions relating to rehabilitation of existing
buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ANSWER B
4. True/False:
The intent of code enforcement with respect to rehabilitation should be to
encourage the rehabilitation and conservation of older building stock. -
ANSWER True
5. True/False:
The basic premise of the codes is to provide safety, health, public welfare,
and the protection of property. - ANSWER True
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,6. Although the __________ __________ is primarily related to new
construction, it has provisions related to rehabilitation of existing buildings,
and it also contains provisions relating to unsafe existing buildings requiring
either abatement of the hazardous conditions or demolition.
A) Building Code
B) Housing Code
C) Residential Code
D) Historical Preservation Code - ANSWER A
7. The term ___________ _____________ is generally understood to mean a
close-up observation of actual conditions that exist in a dwelling and on it's
premises.
A) residential overview
B) residential requirements
C) house review
D) housing inspection - ANSWER D
8. True/False:
For the code enforcement or housing improvement agency, the inspection
procedure provides a means for gathering data that can be combined with
other similar data to develop a comprehensive picture of housing conditions
in the community as an aid to measure improvement progress. - ANSWER
True
9. True/False:
The main focus of the housing agency's activities should be the mere
enforcement of the housing ordinance. - ANSWER False
10.True/False:
The City may regulate the location of mobile homes and HUD Code
manufactures homes in the absence of zoning. - ANSWER True
11.The two types of codes primarily involved in the approached to
rehabilitation are __________ and _________ codes.
A) building; housing
B) recreational; rehabilitation
C) historical; rehabilitation
D) residential; building - ANSWER A
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,12.One way the housing rehabilitation process originates is as a result of
______________ compliance on the part of the owner of a building to
conserve the building, rather than demolish it, by making the necessary
improvements to make it a viable structure.
A) Involuntary
B) Forced
C) Voluntary
D) Code - ANSWER C
13.Another way the housing rehabilitation process originates is as a result of a
________________ ___________ throughout the city, determining which
areas and which buildings in each area are in need of rehabilitation to
remove unsafe and unhealthy conditions.
A) Community Test
B) Residential Pamphlet
C) Community Questionnaire
D) Systematic Survey - ANSWER D
14.What is the State of Texas definition of code enforcement?
A) The ability to arrest anyone at anytime
B) The ability to write ordinances, inspect property, issue citations, and
arrest violators
C) The enforcement of the federal code
D) The inspection, improvement and rehabilitation of environmental
hazards in public and private premises by determining the presence of
fire or health hazards, nuisance violations, unsafe building conditions,
and violations of any fire, health, or building regulation, statute, or
ordinance. - ANSWER D
15.True/False:
The State of Texas defines a code officer as an agent of this state or a
political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement and has
one year or more of experience in the field of code enforcement. - ANSWER
True
16.Absolute Immunity - ANSWER The status of a person or body that places
one beyond the law and makes one free from legal obligations.
17.Affiant - ANSWER The person who makes and subscribes an affidavit.
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, 18.Affidavit - ANSWER A voluntary, written or printed declaration of facts,
confirmed by oath of the party making it before a person with authority to
administer the oath.
19.Civil Action - ANSWER legal action to protect a private civil right or to
compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)
20.Defamation - ANSWER That which tends to injure a person's reputation.
21.Dillon's Rule - ANSWER Municipal governments only have the powers that
are expressly granted to them by the state legislature, those that are
necessarily implied from that grant of power, and those that are essential and
indispensable to the municipality's existence
22.Enabling Legislation - ANSWER The act of giving or enacting laws; the
power to make laws via legislation in contrast to court-made laws.
23.General Law City - ANSWER Cities operate under the laws of the state with
some exceptions to those laws.
24.Home Rule City - ANSWER The power of a city to govern itself so long as
charter provisions or ordinances are not inconsistent with state law.
25.Home Rule Charter - ANSWER Organizational plan or framework of a
municipal corporation like a constitution of a state or nation; it is drawn up
by the municipality and adopted by popular vote of the people.
26.Injunction - ANSWER a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party
from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
27.Libel - ANSWER Published defamation which tends to injure a person's
reputation.
28.Lien - ANSWER An encumbrance or legal burden upon property.
29.Lis Pendens - ANSWER A pending lawsuit.
30.Preemption - ANSWER The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of
federal over state legislation on the same subject.
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Practice Exam 2026
1. What is mostly non-putricible waste, including debris, tin cans, bottles,
paper, grass and weed cuttings, paper boxes, short and light or wood
building material?
A) Noncombustible
B) Combustible
C) Rubbish
D) All building material - ANSWER C
2. ____________ codes are pertinent to establishing minimum standards
essential for safe, sanitary, and fit human habitation by governing use,
maintenance, and occupancy of existing residential buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ANSWER A
3. _____________ codes pertain to new construction and provide minimum
requirements for life, safety, health, public welfare, and the protection of
property. They also contain provisions relating to rehabilitation of existing
buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ANSWER B
4. True/False:
The intent of code enforcement with respect to rehabilitation should be to
encourage the rehabilitation and conservation of older building stock. -
ANSWER True
5. True/False:
The basic premise of the codes is to provide safety, health, public welfare,
and the protection of property. - ANSWER True
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,6. Although the __________ __________ is primarily related to new
construction, it has provisions related to rehabilitation of existing buildings,
and it also contains provisions relating to unsafe existing buildings requiring
either abatement of the hazardous conditions or demolition.
A) Building Code
B) Housing Code
C) Residential Code
D) Historical Preservation Code - ANSWER A
7. The term ___________ _____________ is generally understood to mean a
close-up observation of actual conditions that exist in a dwelling and on it's
premises.
A) residential overview
B) residential requirements
C) house review
D) housing inspection - ANSWER D
8. True/False:
For the code enforcement or housing improvement agency, the inspection
procedure provides a means for gathering data that can be combined with
other similar data to develop a comprehensive picture of housing conditions
in the community as an aid to measure improvement progress. - ANSWER
True
9. True/False:
The main focus of the housing agency's activities should be the mere
enforcement of the housing ordinance. - ANSWER False
10.True/False:
The City may regulate the location of mobile homes and HUD Code
manufactures homes in the absence of zoning. - ANSWER True
11.The two types of codes primarily involved in the approached to
rehabilitation are __________ and _________ codes.
A) building; housing
B) recreational; rehabilitation
C) historical; rehabilitation
D) residential; building - ANSWER A
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,12.One way the housing rehabilitation process originates is as a result of
______________ compliance on the part of the owner of a building to
conserve the building, rather than demolish it, by making the necessary
improvements to make it a viable structure.
A) Involuntary
B) Forced
C) Voluntary
D) Code - ANSWER C
13.Another way the housing rehabilitation process originates is as a result of a
________________ ___________ throughout the city, determining which
areas and which buildings in each area are in need of rehabilitation to
remove unsafe and unhealthy conditions.
A) Community Test
B) Residential Pamphlet
C) Community Questionnaire
D) Systematic Survey - ANSWER D
14.What is the State of Texas definition of code enforcement?
A) The ability to arrest anyone at anytime
B) The ability to write ordinances, inspect property, issue citations, and
arrest violators
C) The enforcement of the federal code
D) The inspection, improvement and rehabilitation of environmental
hazards in public and private premises by determining the presence of
fire or health hazards, nuisance violations, unsafe building conditions,
and violations of any fire, health, or building regulation, statute, or
ordinance. - ANSWER D
15.True/False:
The State of Texas defines a code officer as an agent of this state or a
political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement and has
one year or more of experience in the field of code enforcement. - ANSWER
True
16.Absolute Immunity - ANSWER The status of a person or body that places
one beyond the law and makes one free from legal obligations.
17.Affiant - ANSWER The person who makes and subscribes an affidavit.
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, 18.Affidavit - ANSWER A voluntary, written or printed declaration of facts,
confirmed by oath of the party making it before a person with authority to
administer the oath.
19.Civil Action - ANSWER legal action to protect a private civil right or to
compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)
20.Defamation - ANSWER That which tends to injure a person's reputation.
21.Dillon's Rule - ANSWER Municipal governments only have the powers that
are expressly granted to them by the state legislature, those that are
necessarily implied from that grant of power, and those that are essential and
indispensable to the municipality's existence
22.Enabling Legislation - ANSWER The act of giving or enacting laws; the
power to make laws via legislation in contrast to court-made laws.
23.General Law City - ANSWER Cities operate under the laws of the state with
some exceptions to those laws.
24.Home Rule City - ANSWER The power of a city to govern itself so long as
charter provisions or ordinances are not inconsistent with state law.
25.Home Rule Charter - ANSWER Organizational plan or framework of a
municipal corporation like a constitution of a state or nation; it is drawn up
by the municipality and adopted by popular vote of the people.
26.Injunction - ANSWER a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party
from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
27.Libel - ANSWER Published defamation which tends to injure a person's
reputation.
28.Lien - ANSWER An encumbrance or legal burden upon property.
29.Lis Pendens - ANSWER A pending lawsuit.
30.Preemption - ANSWER The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of
federal over state legislation on the same subject.
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