City building officials

[Manuel Gonzalez]

Just wondering what authority do building  officials really have. My local  city officials make me jump thru hoops every time I ask for permits or inspections. I've had to wait for like 4 days in different  occasions  for an inspection. When before it was done that day or early next day.  A permit for window replacement  and to build a staircase on the outside took me 3 weeks. With me turning in all the correct  paperwork. I'm asking cause I'm turning a commercial  building into residential  all the buildings down the street have been turned into residential mine used to be a restaurant up until about a year ago I have all utilities they just mentioned that I need to get a  ocupancy  certificate to live in it. I feel like renting it out with out them inspecting it because I feel like they just are going to find  something small to  drag their feet again. They drug their feet on me for like 5 weeks on a 5 plex I had ready to rent they came back at me with small  stuff like a exterior door was 3/4 above  flush "tripping hazard"   no light on  a small hall way, etc... I fixed it in all  in a day  I told them I don't mind fixing stuff they wanted fixed it's just killing  me to wait that long for them to tell me

So what im really asking here in tx if I rent it out cause  I have all utilities  do yall guys think they can come back and make me show them property  I always thought a ocupancy  certificate  is good across the board for restaurant or home

I know I'm supposed  to get along with building inspectors but I've gotten to the point  where they are just literly trying  to give me a hard time so I figured  I have to stand my ground sooner or later