I’ll be honest, that building sounds like a piece of crap. Inspections are easy to satisfy if you keep the building up. First of all, not many building inspectors take bribes (even in Chicago). Second of all, the updates they ask for aren’t crazy. Third of all, if you think the building inspector was bribed, discretely ask them about it as if you also want to bribe them. You can find out.
It sounds like you have some issues that they let you slide on before. Maybe the old building inspector retired during Covid and now you have somebody who’ll actually enforce the rules. You have an old ass building with a bunch of old ladies in it. That’s exactly what a run down building is like.
The funny thing is that we have to be present during inspections because we have to allow them into utility areas and different units along with giving tenants notice that people will enter into their homes. We passed 2019’s inspection and was working on getting leed grant to help finish some improvement needed to qualify to accept section 8 renters since we just replaced all the windows and installed central air conditioning in each unit. The violations were for things corrected across almost 20 years of inspections. There was no inspection that led to our violations.
I’ll be honest, that building sounds like a piece of crap. Inspections are easy to satisfy if you keep the building up. First of all, not many building inspectors take bribes (even in Chicago). Second of all, the updates they ask for aren’t crazy. Third of all, if you think the building inspector was bribed, discretely ask them about it as if you also want to bribe them. You can find out.
It sounds like you have some issues that they let you slide on before. Maybe the old building inspector retired during Covid and now you have somebody who’ll actually enforce the rules. You have an old ass building with a bunch of old ladies in it. That’s exactly what a run down building is like.
The funny thing is that we have to be present during inspections because we have to allow them into utility areas and different units along with giving tenants notice that people will enter into their homes. We passed 2019’s inspection and was working on getting leed grant to help finish some improvement needed to qualify to accept section 8 renters since we just replaced all the windows and installed central air conditioning in each unit. The violations were for things corrected across almost 20 years of inspections. There was no inspection that led to our violations.
Let me get this straight, your place isn’t good enough for Section 8? That’s the definition of a crappy place.
Be honest. Imagine if someone else told you their building was not good enough for Section 8 housing. You know you would think it sucked.
Sweet summer child