Question unpermitted work

[Ryan York]

I am in the process of remodeling a home for co-living. I think I made the mistake of doing the work without getting permits. All the work in the home is completed. We are in the process of converting the garage to bedrooms when an inspector walked in without my permission.  he is now asking for permission to inspect the rest of my house. Am I required to grant this request? Or can I refuse and what are the pros and cons of each option?   thank you.

[Luka Milicevic]

Quote from @Ryan York:

I am in the process of remodeling a home for co-living. I think I made the mistake of doing the work without getting permits. All the work in the home is completed. We are in the process of converting the garage to bedrooms when an inspector walked in without my permission.  he is now asking for permission to inspect the rest of my house. Am I required to grant this request? Or can I refuse and what are the pros and cons of each option?   thank you.

 Only someone from your county can truly answer this question since every single county, and possibly city has different laws.

What work did you do? If you did electrical, plumbing, hvac and they require you to pull permits retroactively you will need to probably tear into the drywall for them to inspect it. 

Do they have any proof that you did work inside the house? How did the inspector enter without your permission? Did he break in? Did he just walk in while work was done? They can do that....

If you're converting a garage to bedrooms, you should probably get a permit for that....

That's not a small job like paint and flooring. You are making massive changes.