Direct sources. Clear status. Practical public information.
A contractor saying “the inspection is done” can hide several different states. Louisville Metro’s Office of Construction Review distinguishes Passed, Partial Pass, and Corrections Needed. It also says a project is complete only after required inspections are passed and the permit status is complete, with a Certificate of Occupancy or Letter of Acceptance when applicable.
For an owner, that creates a simple rule: inspection status, permit completion, contractor scope completion, payment, and usable occupancy are related records—but they are not interchangeable.
What Louisville’s official source establishes
- The permit holder is responsible for requesting required inspections when the work is ready.
- Work must be complete to the appropriate inspection stage and accessible to inspection staff.
- Common stages include foundation, rough framing, and final; additional inspections may be required.
- Passed means the inspected work is code compliant with no issues identified on that result.
- Partial Pass means mostly compliant work with minor code infractions; follow-up is still needed.
- Corrections Needed means the work is not code compliant; comments and a follow-up inspection are expected.
- Project changes may require on-site review or revised drawings and a permit revision.
The four-layer closeout map
| Layer | Proof to preserve | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Inspection result | Date, inspection type, result, inspector comments, next required inspection | A pass for one stage is not every required inspection. |
| 2. Permit status | Permit number, all required results, complete status, occupancy/acceptance document when applicable | A contractor invoice is not permit completion. |
| 3. Contract scope | Original scope, approved changes, completion evidence, warranty, manuals, as-built information | Code acceptance does not prove every private contract promise was performed. |
| 4. Owner payment record | Invoice, milestone, amount, proof supporting payment, holdback, remaining dispute or punch item | Payment does not prove inspection or closeout; inspection does not set private payment terms. |
Before requesting reinspection
- Copy every correction comment into a worklist without rewriting its meaning.
- Name the person responsible for each item and the evidence expected.
- Confirm the work is complete to the required stage, accessible, and not covered prematurely.
- Keep the approved plans and permit information available at the site.
- Ask whether field changes require revised drawings or a permit revision.
- Request the inspection through the current official route and preserve the request confirmation.
- Read the receiving result before authorizing the next irreversible payment or occupancy decision.
What an inspection result does not prove
An inspection result does not by itself establish workmanship quality beyond the inspected code scope, market value, insurance coverage, title condition, warranty compliance, contractor licensing for every trade, private contract completion, payment entitlement, or legal occupancy outside the permits and approvals that apply. Address those questions through the controlling documents and qualified professionals.
What Di Tran Enterprise can contribute
Di Tran Enterprise can use a disciplined owner-side evidence map to keep plans, field changes, inspection results, payments, and closeout records separate. It does not replace the permit holder, inspector, architect, engineer, contractor, attorney, insurer, lender, or Louisville Metro.
Official sources
- Louisville Metro — Building Inspections
- Louisville Metro — Request an Inspection
- Louisville Metro — Online Permitting Portal
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro, Kentucky. Official pages reviewed October 27, 2026. One page returned an automated-reader access limitation during refresh but was corroborated through the current official search index and linked Metro surfaces; verify the live portal and permit record before action.
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