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Property Maintenance and Building
Code Inspector Chapter 64 Study Guide
Exam Q&A 100% Pass
Which is not one of the important pieces of information to obtain when
handling a complaint?
a. Name of entity to be charged
b. Complainant's address and phone number
c. Date the complaint was written up
d. Nature of the alleged violation - ✔✔Complainant's address and phone
number
Legal Chapter 6
In Gallicchio Bros Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of
Newington, the court
upheld the building department's revocation of a permit?
a. True
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b. False - ✔✔True
Legal Chapter 11
Which are examples of malice on the part of a building official?
a. Stopping work for minor, insignificant violations.
b. Extorting money from a contractor.
c. Citing all violations in hope that the current owner will sell out to a new
owner.
d. All of the above. - ✔✔All of the above
Legal Chapter 10
Room temperatures shall be measured at what height above the floor in the
center of
a room?
a. 2 ft.
b. 4 ft.
c. 1 ft.
d. 3 ft. - ✔✔3 ft
IPMC 602.5
What minimum dimension landing shall be provided at the top and bottom
of a ramp?
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a. 38 in.
b. 30 in.
c. 42 in.
d. 36 in. - ✔✔36 inches
IRC 311.8.2
A notice is only properly served if it is delivered personally.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔False
IPMC 107.3
Generally speaking, a building official will have no trouble revoking a permit
when:
a. A mistake was made by the plans examiner.
b. A permit was issued wrongfully.
c. The hardship suffered by the builder outweighs the harm suffered by the
potential occupants and the public at large.
d. Construction of a building poses a tremendous danger to the safety of
the
potential occupants and the public at large. - ✔✔A permit was issued
wrongfully.
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Legal Chapter 6
What is the net effect of lack of absolute immunity?
a. Less control over the construction community.
b. A reluctance by building officials to aggressively enforce the code for
fear of
lawsuits.
c. Immunization for local governments but not individual public officials.
d. An increase in the number of lawsuits against public officials. - ✔✔An
increase in the number of lawsuits against public officials.
Legal Chapter 10
Which is not an emergency situation that constitutes an exception to the
4th
Amendment warrant requirements?
a. Occupants of a building call for an inspection of a faulty wiring system,
the
building official believes the system poses immediate danger to human life.
b. Fire fighters enter a burning building to put out a blaze.
c. Fire officials return to a structure 30 days later to determine the origin
and
Property Maintenance and Building
Code Inspector Chapter 64 Study Guide
Exam Q&A 100% Pass
Which is not one of the important pieces of information to obtain when
handling a complaint?
a. Name of entity to be charged
b. Complainant's address and phone number
c. Date the complaint was written up
d. Nature of the alleged violation - ✔✔Complainant's address and phone
number
Legal Chapter 6
In Gallicchio Bros Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of
Newington, the court
upheld the building department's revocation of a permit?
a. True
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b. False - ✔✔True
Legal Chapter 11
Which are examples of malice on the part of a building official?
a. Stopping work for minor, insignificant violations.
b. Extorting money from a contractor.
c. Citing all violations in hope that the current owner will sell out to a new
owner.
d. All of the above. - ✔✔All of the above
Legal Chapter 10
Room temperatures shall be measured at what height above the floor in the
center of
a room?
a. 2 ft.
b. 4 ft.
c. 1 ft.
d. 3 ft. - ✔✔3 ft
IPMC 602.5
What minimum dimension landing shall be provided at the top and bottom
of a ramp?
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a. 38 in.
b. 30 in.
c. 42 in.
d. 36 in. - ✔✔36 inches
IRC 311.8.2
A notice is only properly served if it is delivered personally.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔False
IPMC 107.3
Generally speaking, a building official will have no trouble revoking a permit
when:
a. A mistake was made by the plans examiner.
b. A permit was issued wrongfully.
c. The hardship suffered by the builder outweighs the harm suffered by the
potential occupants and the public at large.
d. Construction of a building poses a tremendous danger to the safety of
the
potential occupants and the public at large. - ✔✔A permit was issued
wrongfully.
, ©NINJANERD 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Legal Chapter 6
What is the net effect of lack of absolute immunity?
a. Less control over the construction community.
b. A reluctance by building officials to aggressively enforce the code for
fear of
lawsuits.
c. Immunization for local governments but not individual public officials.
d. An increase in the number of lawsuits against public officials. - ✔✔An
increase in the number of lawsuits against public officials.
Legal Chapter 10
Which is not an emergency situation that constitutes an exception to the
4th
Amendment warrant requirements?
a. Occupants of a building call for an inspection of a faulty wiring system,
the
building official believes the system poses immediate danger to human life.
b. Fire fighters enter a burning building to put out a blaze.
c. Fire officials return to a structure 30 days later to determine the origin
and
