DUTIES
A Housing Inspector inspects residential rental property locations for conformance to the building standards and codes contained in the State Housing Law and Regulations and City of Los Angeles Building Regulations, such as the Los Angeles Municipal Code, relating to the habitability, maintenance, sanitation, ventilation, use, and occupancy of said properties; and investigates code violation complaints and follows through with the code enforcement process by way of prosecution or administrative abatement.
REQUIREMENT(S)/MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)
- One year of full-time paid experience as an Assistant Inspector III or an Inspector Trainee III with the City of Los Angeles; or
- Two years of full-time paid experience in carpentry, masonry, electrical, plumbing or heating following satisfactory completion of a recognized apprenticeship program; or
- Four years of full-time paid carpentry, masonry, heating, electrical or plumbing craft experience; or
- Four years of full-time paid experience as a building construction superintendent, general contractor, or supervisor of journey-level craft employees engaged in construction work; or
- Two years of full-time paid experience as a housing, building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical or combined inspector for a governmental agency; or
- Two years of full-time paid experience working in the construction trades as a helper to a journey-level craft person; and
- Completion of a certificate in Construction Inspection or Construction Technology; or
- Possession of at least an Associate of Arts Degree from an accredited college or university with at least 12 semester or 18 quarter units in any of the following areas: engineering, construction, design, building inspection technology, construction inspection, architectural drafting, civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering technology.