TEXAS CODE ENFORCEMENT EXAM 2024-
2025 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
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As provided in the local government code chapter 214 a home rule municipality may bring an action in
district court against an owner of residential property that is not substantial compliance with municipal
ordinance regarding.
a) Nuisances
b) Sub standard buildings
c) Disposal of refuse
d) Abandoned motor vehicle
___ establishes the minimum standards essential for safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation by
governing use, maintenance and occupancy of existing building
a) Government code
b) Building code
c) Housing code
d) Residential code
Identify the two codes primarily involved in the housing rehabilitation process
a) Government Code and Building code
b) Building code and housing code
c) Housing code and residential code
d) Residential code and government code
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,Under chapter 342 local regulation of sanitation if personal service cannot be obtained or the owners
post office address is unknown the municipality may provide notice of violation in what other form
a) Publication at least twice within 10 consecutive days
b) Posting a notice on or near the front door of each building on to which the violation relates
c) Posting notice on a placard attached to a steak driven into the ground on the property to which the
violation relates
d) All of the above
To obtain a lien against the property where work has been done to bring the property into compliance
with chapter 342 the mayor, municipal health authority or municipal official designated by the mayor
must file a statement of expense with whom.
a) Municipal court
b) District attorney
c) County Clerk
d) City Secretary
What is the percentage rate on the amount due from the date of payment that may be collected by the
municipality for security on expenditures made and intrests accuring on liens obtained by a
muncipalities governing body in complaiance with chapter 342 of local regulations on santitation
a) 5%
b) 8%
c) 10%
d) 12 %
___ is mostly non-putricible wastes including debris, tin cans, bottles, paper, grass and weed cuttings,
paper boxes, short and light wood building material
a) Rubbish
b) Trash
c) Garbage
d) Junk
The City of Galveston Texas became the first city to officially adopt the commission form of government
in what year
a) 1836
b) 1868
c) 1901
d) 1921
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, The BOA has exclusive jurisdiction over what three things
a) Code, Ordinances and Zoning
b) Variance, special exception, appeals from the decision of the administrative personnel
c) Land use, Building regulation, Residental housing
d) Nuisances, overgrown weeds, junk autos
What is a promise by one person to another to do or to refrain from doing a particular act is known as
a) covenant
b) pledge
c) agreement
d) restriction
When amending a zoning scheme within how many feet do you notify property owners.
a) 100 ft
b) 150 ft
c) 200 ft
d) 250 ft
What is probable cause
a) A crime being committed
b) Reason to believe
c) knowledge of a crime
d) Being told by someone else that a crime has been committed
A municipality shall impose a lien against the land on which the building stands or stood unless it has a
___ as protection by the Texas Constitution
a) Exemption
b) Mortgage
c) Survey
d) Homestead
According to the Texas Health and safety Code chapter 343, weeds means all rank and uncultivated
vegetable growth or matter that has grown more than __ inches in height
a) 12
b) 24
c) 36
d) 48
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2025 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|NEWEST|GUARANTEED PASS|LATEST
UPDATE
As provided in the local government code chapter 214 a home rule municipality may bring an action in
district court against an owner of residential property that is not substantial compliance with municipal
ordinance regarding.
a) Nuisances
b) Sub standard buildings
c) Disposal of refuse
d) Abandoned motor vehicle
___ establishes the minimum standards essential for safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation by
governing use, maintenance and occupancy of existing building
a) Government code
b) Building code
c) Housing code
d) Residential code
Identify the two codes primarily involved in the housing rehabilitation process
a) Government Code and Building code
b) Building code and housing code
c) Housing code and residential code
d) Residential code and government code
1|Page
,Under chapter 342 local regulation of sanitation if personal service cannot be obtained or the owners
post office address is unknown the municipality may provide notice of violation in what other form
a) Publication at least twice within 10 consecutive days
b) Posting a notice on or near the front door of each building on to which the violation relates
c) Posting notice on a placard attached to a steak driven into the ground on the property to which the
violation relates
d) All of the above
To obtain a lien against the property where work has been done to bring the property into compliance
with chapter 342 the mayor, municipal health authority or municipal official designated by the mayor
must file a statement of expense with whom.
a) Municipal court
b) District attorney
c) County Clerk
d) City Secretary
What is the percentage rate on the amount due from the date of payment that may be collected by the
municipality for security on expenditures made and intrests accuring on liens obtained by a
muncipalities governing body in complaiance with chapter 342 of local regulations on santitation
a) 5%
b) 8%
c) 10%
d) 12 %
___ is mostly non-putricible wastes including debris, tin cans, bottles, paper, grass and weed cuttings,
paper boxes, short and light wood building material
a) Rubbish
b) Trash
c) Garbage
d) Junk
The City of Galveston Texas became the first city to officially adopt the commission form of government
in what year
a) 1836
b) 1868
c) 1901
d) 1921
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, The BOA has exclusive jurisdiction over what three things
a) Code, Ordinances and Zoning
b) Variance, special exception, appeals from the decision of the administrative personnel
c) Land use, Building regulation, Residental housing
d) Nuisances, overgrown weeds, junk autos
What is a promise by one person to another to do or to refrain from doing a particular act is known as
a) covenant
b) pledge
c) agreement
d) restriction
When amending a zoning scheme within how many feet do you notify property owners.
a) 100 ft
b) 150 ft
c) 200 ft
d) 250 ft
What is probable cause
a) A crime being committed
b) Reason to believe
c) knowledge of a crime
d) Being told by someone else that a crime has been committed
A municipality shall impose a lien against the land on which the building stands or stood unless it has a
___ as protection by the Texas Constitution
a) Exemption
b) Mortgage
c) Survey
d) Homestead
According to the Texas Health and safety Code chapter 343, weeds means all rank and uncultivated
vegetable growth or matter that has grown more than __ inches in height
a) 12
b) 24
c) 36
d) 48
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