inspection Archives

July 17, 2025 at 8:45 pm

Irrigation Crew Fails To Get Permits Before Starting Work, So The Electrical Contractor Rats Them Out To The Inspector

Always get a permit!

June 18, 2025 at 6:48 am

Home Inspector Shows How A Brand New $300,000 Home Is Already Failing In All Kinds of Ways

We’ve got walls that aren’t straight…

May 21, 2025 at 12:45 am

Fruit Packer Took It Upon Himself To Check Boxes For Damaged Fruit, But Was Told He Was Only There To Count So He Stopped

Sometimes counting means more than just counting.

April 4, 2025 at 3:21 am

Man Lives Next Door To A Restaurant, But When A New Owner Takes Over He Has To Tell Him What It’s Like

He messed with the wrong person!

October 31, 2024 at 5:21 pm

Homeowner Threatened To Sue Because The Deck Wasn’t Up To Code, But It Was Actually His Deck That Was In Violation

I hope the neighbor has to tear down their deck.

October 25, 2024 at 1:49 am

Employees Usually Didn’t Follow The Rule Book When Fixing Minor Issues, But An Inspector Insists That They Comply. So They Do What They’re Told And Things Go Haywire.

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/BENG.MFR

Safety procedures are important, but it’s also important that they are reasonable.

October 19, 2024 at 8:49 pm

Landlord Was Renting To Her Friend At A Deeply Discounted Rate, But When She Came Over To Inspect The Property For Repairs Her Friend Treated Her Like The Enemy

Her welcome has definitely been overstayed.

September 14, 2024 at 12:48 am

Her Parents Let Her Build A Tiny House On Their Land, But Her Mom Wants To Be Able To Come In Whenever She Wants… So She Locks Her Out

The parents really need to respect that this is their daughter’s house not their house.

June 30, 2024 at 7:38 am

His HOA Wouldn’t Let Him Use His Own Fireplace, But Apparently They Didn’t Know He Wasn’t Part Of The Association To Begin With

She’s just trying to make things difficult.

June 19, 2024 at 9:49 pm

Her Annoying Neighbors Wouldn’t Let Her Have Her Privacy, So She Built A Tall Fence Around Her Garden. They Called Inspection On Her And Now They Won’t Respond To The Messages.

The neighbors seem quiet after their secret got out.

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Irrigation Crew Fails To Get Permits Before Starting Work, So The Electrical Contractor Rats Them Out To The Inspector

Home Inspector Shows How A Brand New $300,000 Home Is Already Failing In All Kinds of Ways

Fruit Packer Took It Upon Himself To Check Boxes For Damaged Fruit, But Was Told He Was Only There To Count So He Stopped

Man Lives Next Door To A Restaurant, But When A New Owner Takes Over He Has To Tell Him What It’s Like

Homeowner Threatened To Sue Because The Deck Wasn’t Up To Code, But It Was Actually His Deck That Was In Violation

Employees Usually Didn’t Follow The Rule Book When Fixing Minor Issues, But An Inspector Insists That They Comply. So They Do What They’re Told And Things Go Haywire.

Landlord Was Renting To Her Friend At A Deeply Discounted Rate, But When She Came Over To Inspect The Property For Repairs Her Friend Treated Her Like The Enemy

Her Parents Let Her Build A Tiny House On Their Land, But Her Mom Wants To Be Able To Come In Whenever She Wants… So She Locks Her Out

His HOA Wouldn’t Let Him Use His Own Fireplace, But Apparently They Didn’t Know He Wasn’t Part Of The Association To Begin With

Her Annoying Neighbors Wouldn’t Let Her Have Her Privacy, So She Built A Tall Fence Around Her Garden. They Called Inspection On Her And Now They Won’t Respond To The Messages.

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Woman Started Building A Privacy Fence Around Her New Home, But Her Neighbors Demanded A Gate So They Could Reach The Beach

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As An Emancipated Minor, She Had No Parent To Sign School Documents, But When One Teacher Insisted On It Anyway, She Signed Her Own Test Right In Front Of Him

She Agreed in Writing to Pay 25% of Utilities—Until Her Roommates Demanded She Cover More When One Left for a Month