Toledo, OH Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

04 splits inspection authority in two: certified inspections required by the State Board of Building Standards and by the Building Code (Part Thirteen) are made by, or under the authority of, the Chief Building Official through City staff-based, State-certified inspectors, while general inspections required under the Zoning Code (Part Eleven) and Health Code (Part Seventeen) are made under the authority of the Director of Building and Code Compliance, using inspectors trained to spot property-maintenance and nuisance-abatement issues. 09(a) governs how those inspectors get onto a property: the Director, the Commissioner of Building Inspection, the Chief Building Official or their staff may enter a structure or premises at reasonable times to inspect or perform Code duties, but only after presenting credentials and having entry requested and obtained.

If permission is refused, or if there is probable cause to believe a serious hazard exists, the city has recourse to the legal remedies available to secure entry rather than an automatic right to force its way in. 02(c) requires the Commissioner overseeing inspection staff to hold at least ten years of construction-industry experience and working knowledge of the state building codes, City zoning and housing codes, and the permit system, underscoring that inspections are run by credentialed personnel rather than general code officers.