Municipal Inspections During Construction of Newly Built Homes

The Issue:
Across Canada, most inspections during new home construction are conducted by municipalities.  Unfortunately, the quality of these municipal inspections often varies greatly, due to the qualifications of the municipal inspectors and due to the particular inspection procedures adopted by the municipality.  These shortcomings in municipal inspections have resulted in too many newly built homes being sold to consumers with Code violations.

Canadians for Properly Built Homes’ Position:
Canadians for Properly Built Homes is calling on all municipalities in Canada to critically review their procedures and the qualifications of their inspectors to ensure that minimum standards are met, and that all newly built homes at least meet applicable codes -- before the home is completed and sold to the consumer.  It is much easier (and less expensive) for everyone -- the builder, the municipality and the homeowner -- to ensure that the home at least meets Code before the homeowner takes possession and moves in to the home.
What can concerned citizens do?

• Write or telephone your municipal counsellor and mayor, and request that they  critically review their procedures and the qualifications of their home inspectors to ensure that minimum standards are met, and that all newly built homes at least meet applicable codes -- before the home is completed and sold to the consumer.