Property Maintenance and Housing Code Inspector Course
Welcome to InterNACHI's free, online "Property Maintenance & Housing Code Inspector Course," which is provided by our accredited college at internachi.edu. This course prepares you to become a building code inspector.
The online course is free for InterNACHI® members and can be taken repeatedly. Not a member? Click here to join and get unlimited access to all of our courses. This course is one of many ICC® contractor and building inspector resources that InterNACHI® provides to members.
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Goal:
This course prepares students to become certified property maintenance and housing code inspectors and code enforcement officers. It provides content on building codes, housing inspections, and code enforcement. However, it is not a direct exam preparation course, and there is no guarantee that the student will pass an ICC® exam by completing this course.
The Property Maintenance & Housing Code Inspector is a code enforcement officer responsible for enforcing the minimum maintenance standards and conditions of all properties, buildings, and structures in the local jurisdiction, ensuring the structures are safe, sanitary, and fit for occupation and use. This includes enforcement of minimum maintenance standards for basic utilities, facilities, equipment, light, ventilation, heating, sanitation, and fire safety. The condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, as well as the demolition of such existing structures, are also part of the enforcement responsibilities.
The logo is available for InterNACHI® members to use upon completing this course.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Inspect housing, buildings, and structures in relation to light, ventilation, occupancy conditions, fire and life safety, occupancies, heating systems, water supply, DWV systems, bathrooms, kitchens, water heaters, electrical systems, property conditions, site sanitation, site safety, interior and exterior conditions, and nuisance abatement.
- Determine if a building is unsafe, substandard, or fails to comply with applicable housing codes.
- Communicate housing code compliance information, and prepare and issue violation notices.
- Gather, maintain, and present evidence to enforce house and property maintenance code provisions.
Course includes:
- 59.0 InterNACHI® continuing education credit hours;
- 6 hours of instructional video broken into 62 short videos;
- 26,345 words;
- 318 quiz questions in 10 quizzes (drawn from a larger pool);
- 255-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool of nearly 500 questions);
- inspection and writing assignment;
- research and writing assignment;
- instant course quiz and course exam grading;
- a downloadable, printable InterNACHI® Certificate of Completion;
- instructions on how to take the ICC® online proctored certification exam #64, administered by ICC® for a fee; and
- an online forum to discuss the course, code inspections, and related topics.
You will learn the following topics:
ICC's Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector Exam #64 contains questions that are sourced from ICC's Legal Aspects of Code Administration Book, ICC's International Residential Code®, and ICC's International Property Maintenance Code®. This course teaches directly from all three sources.- YOUR INTERNACHI® AND ICC® CERTIFICATIONS
- InterNACHI® Certification, Course Certificate, and Logo
- ICC® Property Maintenance and Housing Code Inspector
- ICC® Proctored Exam #64 and ICC® Exam Fee
- CHAPTER 1: SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Scope and General Requirements
- Applicability
- Code Compliance Agency
- Approval
- Violations
- Unsafe Structures and Equipment
- Emergency Measures
- Demolition
- CHAPTER 2: DEFINITIONS
- General Definitions
- CHAPTER 3: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- General
- Exterior Property Areas
- Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs
- Exterior Structure
- Interior Structure
- Component Serviceability
- Handrails and Guardrails
- Rubbish and Garbage
- Pest Elimination
- CHAPTER 4: LIGHT, VENTILATION, & OCCUPANCY LIMITATIONS
- General Information
- Light
- Ventilation
- Occupancy Limitations
- CHAPTER 5: PLUMBING FACILITIES & FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS
- General Information
- Required Facilities
- Toilet Rooms
- Plumbing Systems & Fixtures
- Water System
- Sanitary Drainage System
- CHAPTER 6: MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
- General Information
- Heating Facilities
- Heat Supply
- Room Temperature Measurement
- Mechanical Equipment
- Electrical Facilities
- Electrical Equipment
- Elevators, Escalators, & Dumbwaiters
- Duct Systems
- CHAPTER 7: FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
- General Information
- Means of Egress
- Fire-Resistance Ratings
- Fire Protection Systems
- Carbon Monoxide Alarms & Detection
- CHAPTER 8: REFERENCED STANDARDS
- List of Standards
- APPENDIX A: BOARDING STANDARD
- General Information
- 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Flashcards
- LEGAL ASPECTS OF CODE ADMINISTRATION
- Law Video Part #1
- Law Video Part #2
- INSPECTION & WRITING ASSIGNMENT
- RESEARCH & WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Presenter:
Ben Gromicko is your presenter. Gromicko wrote this course, teaches this course, passed the ICC® Exam #64, and is an ICC® Certified Property Maintenance & Housing Code Inspector and Code Enforcement Officer himself. View Ben's qualifications.
To Renew an ICC® Certification:
To renew your ICC® certification, ICC® requires you to complete ICC®-approved Continuing Education courses. InterNACHI® provides free, online Continuing Education courses to members to help them renew their ICC® certifications. Visit InterNACHI's list of ICC-approved CE courses.
| Property Maintenance and Housing Code Inspector Course | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course #4900, Student Catalog | ||
| www.nachi.org/ipmc-international-property-maintenance-housing-code-enforcement-inspector-officer | ||
| Student Work | Time Calculation | Estimated Clock Hour Time for the Average Student |
| Attendance for "Seat Time" 1 | # of minutes of student attendance / 50 | 59.0 |
| Participation in Learning Activities 2 | # of minutes of online student participation / 50 | 2.3 |
| Interactivity 3 | # of minutes of student interactivity / 50 | 2.5 |
| Reading the Course Text 4 | # of words in the course / 100 words per minute / 50 | 6.3 |
| Reading the Course Textbook 5 | # of words in the book / 100 words per minute / 50 | 3.6 |
| Academic Engagement 6 | # of words in the course / 100 / 50 | 2.0 |
| Direct Communication 7 | # of minutes of communication / 50 | 0.5 |
| Instructional Video Learning 8 | # of minutes of video / 50 | 6.0 |
| Reinforcement Q & A 9 | # of questions X 1.85 / 50 | 11.8 |
| Writing Assignment of the Inspection 10 | 4.0 hours per assignment | 4.0 |
| Writing Assignment of the Research 11 | 4.0 hours per assignment | 4.0 |
| Academic Activities for an Inspection 12 | 8.0 hours for each inspection assignment | 8.0 |
| Performing an Inspection 13 | 8.0 hours for each inspection | 8.0 |
| * nachi.org/catalog-credit-hour-calculation | 59.0 | |
| Total clock hours | 59.0 clock hours 59.0 InterNACHI CE Hours 5.9 CEU | |
Reminder to members: InterNACHI's Code of Ethics 1.10 requires that you comply with all government rules and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction where you conduct business. InterNACHI's courses and Standards generally exceed the Standards of Practice that you are required to abide by locally.
This course has been approved by:
- the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors;
- the Master Inspector Certification Board;
- the International Association of Certified Indoor Air Consultants;
- the Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association; and
- many government agencies and licensing boards.
Upon completion of this course and passing of the final exam, the student can download and print their own Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.
The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.
Members will need their username and password. If you have forgotten your password, CLICK HERE (instant response) or email fastreply@internachi.org and request it (don't forget your name).
This online course is free to all InterNACHI® members and can be taken again and again, without limit. Not a member? Click here to join.
