Nathan Sewell January 2025 8 min read LA Building Inspections & Compliance (626) 214-5929 Schedule Inspection Back to Blog About Us In This Article The Architecture Difference Structural Thinking The Permit Question Systems Integration Pattern Recognition Real Examples Most home inspectors come from construction backgrounds—contractors

If you own or manage rental property in the greater Los Angeles area, you've probably heard about mandatory habitability inspections. But here's where it gets confusing: there isn't just one program. There are two completely different systems operating side by side, and which one applies to you depends entirely on where your property sits. I talk t