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Inspections are now carried out on what it calls a more flexible "risk basis", prioritising the homes it deems the riskiest.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Inspections of both fire zones are underway but are less than halfway finished and it is not clear when the job will be completed, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection data.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Inspections can only be conducted when the homeowner, co-applicant or renter is present.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

Inspections were launched after a ceiling - made out of lath and plaster - partly collapsed at a Synergy Education Trust academy.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

Inspections always are, to experienced clerks, who have no regard for the novelty of the thing; they mean from one to three weeks' work, day and night without let-up.

From A Canadian Bankclerk by Buschlen, J. P.