Question

A county or municipal authority usually grants a certificate of occupancy for new construction only after:

A. all contractors have been paid for services.
B. all work has been completed for at least thirty days.
C. the construction complies with building codes.
D. the tax assessor has valued the improvement.

Answer 1

C. The construction complies with building codes.

Step-by-step explanation:

A certificate of occupancy, as the name implies, is given by the local authority when the new construction is considered to be suitable for human occupation, and what determines the habitability of the building is the local building codes.

In most jurisdictions, this certificated is needed not only for new construction, but also for modificiations in existing buildings.