Don't let a citation, red tag or stop-work order shut your business or rental property down. Tell Projects clears Houston code violations fast — life safety, electrical, plumbing, ADA, occupancy, structural — and gets you back to a clean Certificate of Occupancy. Licensed Texas general contractor with direct working relationships at Houston Code Enforcement.
A code violation is any condition on your property that fails to comply with the City of Houston building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, fire or property maintenance code. Code Enforcement officers, fire marshals, plumbing inspectors and the Houston Health Department issue notices of violation, citations, red tags and — in serious cases — stop-work orders or vacate orders. Most violations include a compliance deadline (often 10-30 days) and escalating daily fines if ignored. Tell Projects is the licensed general contractor Houston property owners call when the deadline is short, the violation list is long, and they need a single GC who can fix everything, pull the corrective permit, and walk the city re-inspection.
Over 15 years we've cleared more than 500 violations across Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria and Montgomery counties. We know the inspectors, the supervisors, and the plan-review staff. When a violation needs interpretation, we can pick up the phone before it becomes a $1,000/day fine.
Stop-work orders and 30-day notices don't wait. We mobilize site visits within 24-48 hours, deliver a corrective scope within 3-5 business days, and start work as soon as permits are in hand. Many clients see initial work the same week.
Code violations often span trades — a single notice can list electrical, plumbing, life-safety and structural items. Our top-tier Texas general contractor license covers all of them, and our in-house and subcontractor teams handle each trade without you coordinating five different specialists.
After repairs, we schedule the city re-inspection, meet the inspector on site, walk the violation list line by line, and address any punch items in real time. Most re-inspections clear on the first visit.
If your violation needs to clear for an insurance underwriter, lender, or pending sale, we deliver before-and-after photos, signed permits, and final inspection cards in a format that satisfies title companies and risk underwriters.
A repeatable, transparent process that takes your project from first conversation to final inspection without surprises.
We meet you at the property — usually within 24-48 hours of your call — and walk every item on the violation notice with the actual document in hand. We photograph each condition and identify the corrective scope.
Within 3-5 business days we deliver a written scope of work, a fixed-price quote, and a permit strategy. Some violations require a corrective permit; others require an after-the-fact permit; some can be cleared with documentation only.
We submit corrective permits to Houston Public Works, the City of Pearland, Sugar Land, Katy, or whichever AHJ issued the violation. We respond to plan-review comments and post the permit at the jobsite.
Electricians, plumbers, framers and HVAC techs perform the corrective work. We schedule each rough inspection (if required) and address any inspector comments before closing walls.
We walk the city re-inspection with you, present cleared items line by line, and immediately address any remaining punch. You leave with a signed permit card and — if needed — a refreshed Certificate of Occupancy.
We hand off a digital compliance package: photos before & after, permit documents, inspection sign-offs, and a copy of the cleared violation notice. This file goes to your insurance, lender or buyer with no extra work on your end.
Common situations where Houston-area property owners call Tell Projects for code violation repairs.
Open junction boxes, missing GFCI/AFCI protection, undersized service panels, unpermitted subpanels, knob-and-tube remnants, exposed wiring, and missing bonding/grounding. We bring service to current NEC and Houston amendments.
Missing backflow preventers, unpermitted re-pipes, improper venting, slope and trap issues, dishwasher-disposal cross-connections, water heater clearances and TPR-valve discharge corrections.
Missing or non-compliant smoke and CO detectors, blocked egress, missing fire-rated walls between occupancies, hood and grease-duct deficiencies, fire extinguisher placement, and emergency lighting/exit signage.
Unpermitted additions, missing structural permits, framing changes that affect load paths, balcony and stair issues, and water-intrusion repairs that became structural over time.
Restroom clearances, door hardware, signage, parking-space ratios, ramp slopes, threshold heights, and counter heights that don't meet ADA Title III standards.
Roof leaks, broken windows, peeling paint on rental properties, infestation, lack of heat or hot water — anything cited under Houston's neighborhood and habitability codes.
Tell Projects serves commercial, multifamily and high-end residential clients across the Houston metro area, including these primary service zones:
We typically schedule a site visit within 24-48 hours of your call, especially for stop-work orders, vacate orders and tight compliance deadlines. Initial walks run about 30-60 minutes. You'll have a written scope and quote within 3-5 business days, and we can begin work as soon as the corrective permit is issued.
Not all — but most do. Like-for-like repairs (replacing a broken fixture with the same model) may not need a permit. Anything involving electrical, plumbing, structural or HVAC changes almost always does. We tell you upfront which items require permits and which don't, and we never advise unpermitted work just to save time — that's how you end up with a second, worse violation.
Yes. After-the-fact permitting is one of our specialties. We document existing conditions, hire a licensed engineer when needed for structural sign-off, and walk the corrective scope through Houston Public Works. This is especially common when a buyer's inspector finds an unpermitted bathroom, garage conversion or addition during a sale.
Yes. Tell Projects is the AHJ's single point of contact for the duration of the corrective work. We schedule inspections, meet the inspector on site, and walk the violation list line by line at re-inspection. Most re-inspections clear on the first visit because we know what the inspector will be looking at.
It depends entirely on the scope of the violation. A simple electrical correction (replace a panel, install GFCIs, fix grounding) often runs $1,500-$5,000. A multi-trade habitability case on a rental property can run $15,000-$50,000+. A full after-the-fact permit on an unpermitted addition can run $10,000-$40,000 depending on engineering and corrective work needed. We give you a fixed-price quote after the site walk.
Yes — this is one of our most common engagements. We work directly with realtors, title companies and buyer's agents to clear violations on the seller's dime before closing, often in 2-4 weeks. Title companies need permit numbers and final inspection sign-offs in writing; we deliver those.
Don't panic. Most Houston code violation notices include a procedure to request an extension if you can show good-faith effort — typically a signed contract with a licensed GC, a permit application receipt, and a scheduled inspection date. We help you assemble that paperwork and request the extension in writing.
All three. Tell Projects is a fully licensed Texas general contractor working across commercial fit-outs, multifamily renovations and high-end residential. Whether the citation is on a strip-mall storefront, a 40-unit apartment complex or a single-family rental, we have the team to clear it.
Tell us about your project. Tell Projects' licensed Texas general contractor team will respond within 24 hours with a detailed quote and schedule.
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