A.J.Wrobel Home Inspections
Home Inspection Company
Truth In housing & Some common repairs
(651) 276-2055
Does your city require a sellers inspection? Below is a complete list of cities in Minnesota requiring a Truth-in-Housing / Time-of-Sale Evaluation. If a city is not listed here, there is no requirement for a Truth-in-Housing Evaluation.
Click here to look up Minneapolis evaluations performed on or after 2/26/07. Click here to look up St Paul evaluations performed on or after 5/04/09.
Several cities in the Twin Cities Metro Area require homes to be inspected by a licensed evaluator before they are offered for sale, whether the sale is public or private. These evaluations typically take less than an hour to perform, and we provide computer generated reports on site. These evaluation reports are also available in Adobe Acrobat format.
Cities
Type of Properties
Who to Contact
Bloomington
Single Family, Two Family, & Multiple Family (condominiums, townhouses, mobile homes)
AJ Wrobel Home Inspections
(651) 276-2055
Brooklyn Park
Single Family, Two Family, Townhouses, Condominiums, and any other residential dwellings
The City of Brooklyn Park
763-488-6379
Crystal
Single Family, Two Family, & Multiple Family (condominiums, townhouses, mobile homes)
The City of Crystal
763-531-1000
Golden Valley
All properties, Residential and Commercial
The City of Golden Valley
763-593-8030
Hopkins
All one to four-unit dwellings, including condominiums and townhouses.
AJ Wrobel Home Inspections
(651) 276-2055
Maplewood
All Dwellings
AJ Wrobel Home Inspections
(651) 276-2055
Minneapolis
Single Family, Two Family, Townhouses, and first time condominium conversions.
AJ Wrobel Home Inspections
(651) 276-2055
New Hope
All Dwellings
The City of New Hope
763-531-5127
Osseo
All one to four unit dwellings, including condominiums and townhouses.
The City of Osseo
763-425-2624
Richfield
All Dwellings
The City of Richfield
612-861-9882
Robbinsdale
Single Family, Two Family, Three Family, Townhouses, Condominiums
AJ Wrobel Home Inspections
(651) 276-2055
Saint Louis Park
Single Family, Two Family, Townhouses, and Condominiums.
The City of Saint Louis Park
952-924-2588
Saint Paul
Single Family, Two Family, Townhouses, Condominiums, and Co-ops.
AJ Wrobel Home Inspections
(651) 276-2055
South Saint Paul
Single Family, Two Family, Multiple Family,
and mobile homes.AJ Wrobel Home Inspections
(651) 276-2055
Contact us for more details!
AJ Wrobel Home Inspections
(651) 276-2055
Common Repairs
Not always so commonly understood...
Smoke Detectors
Missing or inoperative smoke detectors. Cities will vary in requirements, call us for details.
Plumbing System
Missing floor drain cleanout plug.
This repair has nothing to do with the water level in the tank.
Toilet improper air gap clearance.
A minimum 1-inch air gap between the toilet fill valve critical level and the top of the overflow tube is required
(see below and follow the manufacture installation guidelines)
This air gap is plumbing code, it prevents the water in the tank from being siphoned back into the house drinking water.
FOR FLUID MASTER EQUIPED TOILETS:
Click this link for Fluid Master, see #5 for installation of proper air gap
http://www.fluidmaster.com/pdfs/400a_instructions.pdf
Shower hose lacking back flow prevention device.
Flexible shower hoses that may reach below the rim of the tub requires a vacuum breaker.
The following vacuum breaker is available at most home stores.
Garden hose (sillcock) and laundry tub faucet backflow valve.
Not required for washing machine hoses.
Screw tightly onto faucet, check for leaks, then tighten the set screw until it breaks off.
This prevents the backflow from being removed later.
Electrical System
Lacking Grounding Jumper Wire A copper jumper wire must be clamped on both sides of the water meter as shown.
This keeps the house electrical system grounded even if the water meter is removed.
The jumper wire is not the plastic-covered wire that is used to read the water meter.
Use a piece of #6 gauge copper wire if your electrical service is 60, 100, or 150 amp.
Use #4 gauge copper wire for 200 amp services.
