Legal Aspects of Code Administration
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1. Absolute Immunity - ANSWER ✔ A policy of protecting public officials
from tort liability (Chapter 10) A High-level executive officer cannot be held
liable for his or her discretionary acts or ormissions.
2. Abuse of Process - ANSWER ✔ The improper use of various litigation
devices. The Elements of this tort are: 1) an ulterior purpose; and 2) a willful
act in the use of the process not proper in the regular conduct of the
prceddings.
3. Abut - ANSWER ✔ Two parcels of land that physically touch one another
4. Acquit - ANSWER ✔ To set free or release someone from a charge or
accusation. To be civilly acquitted is to found free from liablitly, wheras to
be criminally aquitted is to be judged not guilty of a crime with which a
defendant was charged
5. Act - ANSWER ✔ Another name for a statutory law, and thus having the
same power as a statute
,6. Adjudication - ANSWER ✔ The use of a formal legal process to resolve a
dispute.
7. Administrative Action - ANSWER ✔ The process by which the Board of
Building Code Appeals (BBCA), or any administrative agency, forms its
decisions.
8. preponderance of the evidence - ANSWER ✔ A standard of proof. This
standard is met when the evidence is of greater weight or more convincing
than the evidence that is offered to oppose it. The standard is used in civil
law.
9. probable cause - ANSWER ✔ A reasonable ground for belief in certain
alleged facts.
10.procedural due process - ANSWER ✔ Parties whose rights are to be affected
are entitled to be heard, and therfore must be notified.
11.public duty doctrine - ANSWER ✔ A doctrine that provides that a plaintiff
who alleges inadequate performance of a governmental activity has the
burden to show that the municipality owed a specific duty to the plaintiff and
not simply to the general public.
12.public easements - ANSWER ✔ A public right-of-way.
13.Name the 3 types of injunctive relief. - ANSWER ✔ 1. temporary
restraining order
2. temporary injunction
, 3. permanent injunction
14.When is injunctive relief usually sought? - ANSWER ✔ Some immediate
irreparable harm is about to occur to members of the public in general or to
particular occupants of a building.
15.Four legal requirements to which the temporary restraining order and the
tempororary injunction are usually subject. - ANSWER ✔ 1. Threat of
irreparble harm.
2. Greater harm would be suffered if the injunction is not granted than if it is
granted.
3. Probable cause.
4. In the public intrest.
16.Which is the best example of immediate irreparable harm?
A. An explosion relief vent is missing a screen.
B. Overhead lighting in an office building is inadequate.
C. Electrical connections to a fire security system are improperly
connected.
D. The ground floor landing of three-story office building has no exit
sign. - ANSWER ✔ C. Electrical connections to a fire security system
are improperly connected.
17.Which is NOT one of the important pieces of information to obtain when
handling a complaint?
A. Name of complainant.
B. Complainant's address and phone number.
C. Date the complaint was written up.
D. Nature of the alleged violation - ANSWER ✔ C. Date the complaint
was written up.
, 18.What is the proper order of the procedures for handling a complaint. -
ANSWER ✔ 1. receive and reduce the complaint to writing
2.route the complaint to the proper inspector
3.make an inspection within a few days
4. notify the citizen who made the complaint
19.Code Official - ANSWER ✔ Duly empowered governmental official
enforcing code per U.S. Constitution.
20.Abatement Process - ANSWER ✔ Procedure to enforce code standards for
community well-being.
21.Civil Court Referral - ANSWER ✔ Process of referring code violation cases
for civil court resolution.
22.Criminal Court Referral - ANSWER ✔ Process of referring code violation
cases for criminal court prosecution.
23.Fatal Fire Case Study - ANSWER ✔ Example of code violation leading to
tenant fatality and legal actions.
24.Ministerial Acts - ANSWER ✔ Acts mandated by law without discretion in
decision-making.
25.Discretionary Acts - ANSWER ✔ Acts requiring professional judgment in
decision-making.
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
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1. Absolute Immunity - ANSWER ✔ A policy of protecting public officials
from tort liability (Chapter 10) A High-level executive officer cannot be held
liable for his or her discretionary acts or ormissions.
2. Abuse of Process - ANSWER ✔ The improper use of various litigation
devices. The Elements of this tort are: 1) an ulterior purpose; and 2) a willful
act in the use of the process not proper in the regular conduct of the
prceddings.
3. Abut - ANSWER ✔ Two parcels of land that physically touch one another
4. Acquit - ANSWER ✔ To set free or release someone from a charge or
accusation. To be civilly acquitted is to found free from liablitly, wheras to
be criminally aquitted is to be judged not guilty of a crime with which a
defendant was charged
5. Act - ANSWER ✔ Another name for a statutory law, and thus having the
same power as a statute
,6. Adjudication - ANSWER ✔ The use of a formal legal process to resolve a
dispute.
7. Administrative Action - ANSWER ✔ The process by which the Board of
Building Code Appeals (BBCA), or any administrative agency, forms its
decisions.
8. preponderance of the evidence - ANSWER ✔ A standard of proof. This
standard is met when the evidence is of greater weight or more convincing
than the evidence that is offered to oppose it. The standard is used in civil
law.
9. probable cause - ANSWER ✔ A reasonable ground for belief in certain
alleged facts.
10.procedural due process - ANSWER ✔ Parties whose rights are to be affected
are entitled to be heard, and therfore must be notified.
11.public duty doctrine - ANSWER ✔ A doctrine that provides that a plaintiff
who alleges inadequate performance of a governmental activity has the
burden to show that the municipality owed a specific duty to the plaintiff and
not simply to the general public.
12.public easements - ANSWER ✔ A public right-of-way.
13.Name the 3 types of injunctive relief. - ANSWER ✔ 1. temporary
restraining order
2. temporary injunction
, 3. permanent injunction
14.When is injunctive relief usually sought? - ANSWER ✔ Some immediate
irreparable harm is about to occur to members of the public in general or to
particular occupants of a building.
15.Four legal requirements to which the temporary restraining order and the
tempororary injunction are usually subject. - ANSWER ✔ 1. Threat of
irreparble harm.
2. Greater harm would be suffered if the injunction is not granted than if it is
granted.
3. Probable cause.
4. In the public intrest.
16.Which is the best example of immediate irreparable harm?
A. An explosion relief vent is missing a screen.
B. Overhead lighting in an office building is inadequate.
C. Electrical connections to a fire security system are improperly
connected.
D. The ground floor landing of three-story office building has no exit
sign. - ANSWER ✔ C. Electrical connections to a fire security system
are improperly connected.
17.Which is NOT one of the important pieces of information to obtain when
handling a complaint?
A. Name of complainant.
B. Complainant's address and phone number.
C. Date the complaint was written up.
D. Nature of the alleged violation - ANSWER ✔ C. Date the complaint
was written up.
, 18.What is the proper order of the procedures for handling a complaint. -
ANSWER ✔ 1. receive and reduce the complaint to writing
2.route the complaint to the proper inspector
3.make an inspection within a few days
4. notify the citizen who made the complaint
19.Code Official - ANSWER ✔ Duly empowered governmental official
enforcing code per U.S. Constitution.
20.Abatement Process - ANSWER ✔ Procedure to enforce code standards for
community well-being.
21.Civil Court Referral - ANSWER ✔ Process of referring code violation cases
for civil court resolution.
22.Criminal Court Referral - ANSWER ✔ Process of referring code violation
cases for criminal court prosecution.
23.Fatal Fire Case Study - ANSWER ✔ Example of code violation leading to
tenant fatality and legal actions.
24.Ministerial Acts - ANSWER ✔ Acts mandated by law without discretion in
decision-making.
25.Discretionary Acts - ANSWER ✔ Acts requiring professional judgment in
decision-making.
