I wrote a post about the City of Sacramento's Rental Housing Inspection Ordinance back in February of this year. Since then, I had only heard a few random comments about these inspections from some other agents who own rental property within the city limits.
Well...last week, my husband (an electrical contractor in Sacramento), got a very panicked telephone call from a woman who owns a rental duplex in Land Park. She explained that a city inspector had visited her property, and had determined that the main electrical panel was not up to par, there were no GFCI receptacles, there were not enough smoke detectors, there were not enough circuits to accommodate everything, and there were ungrounded 3-pronged receptacles throughout...there were also other non-electrical items. The inspector issued a correction notice, and these repairs had to be completed by a certain date, or she faced a stiff fine. YIKES!
So, my husband spent a week doing the corrective work...the bill for just the electrical was about $5,000 including all labor, materials, permits, and coordination with SMUD and the City of Sacramento.
Landlords within the Sacramento city limits - THIS ORDINANCE IS VERY REAL!
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