The most comprehensive and in-depth housing inspection book available today. Beginning with the administration of housing codes the book takes the reader through the common housing code provisions and their purpose and how to apply them, the inspection process, persuasion in gaining code compliance, philosophy of code enforcement, constitutionality and legal aspects, code enforcement legal strategies, vacant and condemned buildings, disaster response including flooding and building collapse, fire safety, the health aspects of housing inspection, navigating political considerations, special housing improvement programs, community development and enforcement, the housing and foreclosure crisis, hoarding cases, historic conservation, zoning enforcement, autobiographical notes on the career of the author, and nearly all aspects of housing inspection as well as perspectives on the history of housing inspection and the future of bringing about better housing are included in this "Full Report." An excellent resource for housing and building inspectors, community development practitioners, housing advocates, municipal and local government officials involved with housing, and anyone interested in the inside workings of housing inspection.