What is the name of your state?Florida
I have built a deck (front porch) on my house, I did not pull a permit. A building inspector drove by, saw the construction and checked to see if I had filed for permits. When discovering that I had not he filed a complaint with the County Code Enforcement office. A gentlemen from that office came out to let us know of the complaint and see the work. I was not at home, my wife was. He talked to her about the case and while there looked in our downstairs windows and noticed that I have removed the sheetrock from the interior wall ( he was still outside). He asked my wife (who is pregnant with twins if he could go in and take a picture, she didn't know any better and didn't think we had anything to hide, so she let him. Now he says not only is the deck in violation but the electrical and plumbing need to be inspected because he thinks it "looks new". Can I argue that he was there to inform us of the deck permit violation and that he found the other because he was "fishing for other violations"?
I have built a deck (front porch) on my house, I did not pull a permit. A building inspector drove by, saw the construction and checked to see if I had filed for permits. When discovering that I had not he filed a complaint with the County Code Enforcement office. A gentlemen from that office came out to let us know of the complaint and see the work. I was not at home, my wife was. He talked to her about the case and while there looked in our downstairs windows and noticed that I have removed the sheetrock from the interior wall ( he was still outside). He asked my wife (who is pregnant with twins if he could go in and take a picture, she didn't know any better and didn't think we had anything to hide, so she let him. Now he says not only is the deck in violation but the electrical and plumbing need to be inspected because he thinks it "looks new". Can I argue that he was there to inform us of the deck permit violation and that he found the other because he was "fishing for other violations"?