HomeMy WebLinkAbout4207 Rockview Ct - Correspondence - 05/17/2000Community Planning and Environmental Services
Building and Zoning Department
May 17, 2000
City of Fort Collins
Mark A. Robinson
4207 Rockview Court
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Dear Mr. Robinson:
Thank you for sharing your experience with a home inspection service as detailed in your letter
of April 30. By your account, this encounter was obviously very exasperating, compounded by
the fact that you acted conscientiously to correct an alleged potentially serious safety problem.
I appreciate your positive comments regarding the integrity of the two licensed contractors you
retained to provide the 2nd and 3`d opinions indicating the furnace and water are not releasing
carbon monoxide (CO) into the interior atmosphere of the home. Without the benefit of the
inspection agency's written report and any accompanying measurements (if taken), it is difficult
to second-guess on what data that agency based its conclusions that those appliances were
"leaking" CO. I can only offer that combustion product "spillage" from gas appliance vents into
the interior atmosphere, while toxic, can be quite transient and is frequently affected by such
factors including condition of the appliance, proper air -to -fuel mixture adjustment, the
installation/condition of the vents, outside air temperature, wind, available designed combustion
air, outside air infiltration, and simultaneous operation of other ventilation equipment.
Certainly, if you were intentionally mislead into believing your furnace and water were defective
and that they required replacement or extensive repairs, such actions at the very least are
dishonest- and might even- rise to criminal conduct on the part of the inspection agency. Your
attorney or the District Attorney's Office would be the appropriate resources to be consulted for
advice on this point.
No written complaints against any home inspection services have been filed with this office.
Quite honestly, without- compelling- historical evidence or records- to suggest that the home
inspection industry in general is having a detrimental effect on the health and safety of Fort
Collins citizens, I would not expect the City Council or the City Manager to consider regulating
this industry. If you wish to identify the home inspection service in a signed written complaint to
this office, I will place it the contractor's file, which is available for public inspection.
If I can be of further service, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Felix e
Director
cc: Greg Byrne, CPES Director
281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6760 • FAX (970) 224-6134