Your local code officials should be doing inspections to ensure code compliance and compliance with the issued building permits.If you do not feel confident in doing your own inspection, you can hire an independent inspector, but you will have to search around.  

It probably is, but you should check to be sure your lot is in full compliance.

I have been working on getting the code compliance list from San Antonio to start a mailing campaign.

@Mike Cumbie  Account ClosedThis is the tenant's response now as an FYIThe first section I'm not asking for anything just wanted to make it clear that according to the California tenant law security deposits cannot be withheld for those things.I understand I do not have to include your name if rental insurance is purchased.If you include tenants own negligence causing a break-in that part would then make sense.I do plan to give advance written notice of at least 30days prior to move out as required by Section 8, I would be in violation of the voucher program and risk losing my assistance for non compliance if I don't.

These issues will have an impact on what note buyers will buy in the future as with any contract or agreement, if it was created illegally, it won't hold water, that is a real risk to a note holder who buys a note that was made out of compliance or illegally.I keep threatening to write a book or a series on the "paper game", I shyed away as it would be alot of work and I refuse to be seen as some guru.

For your rentals you would want to make sure you are in compliance.

And be very careful thinking that some of the exceptions will apply to a dealer, someone in the business because you probably aren't.The quickest and most accurate education on this would be from @Ken Rishel since he is current on attached legislation and owns a finance compliance operation for lenders.

So if you create an $80,000 and sell it at a 25% discount, you get $60,000.A note secured by real property utilized as an owner occupied residence, will be scrutinized with a fine tooth comb by potential note buyers for all aspects of compliance with the Dodd Frank Act and the regulations issued by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.  

Yes, this can be done today, I assisted a large contractor up in SF sales and then pledging the notes for additional financing, years ago, they are still doing the same thing, but in compliance with DF, I'm sure.

You could check into code compliance for your city, see if it s bad enough to be cited and written up, forcing things to be cleaned up.If its a rental take photos and get them to the owner.