Housing Quality Standards Inspector II

Job Posting End Date:

December 24, 2025

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Housing Quality Standards Inspector II

Salary Range:

N/A

Salary Commensurate with Experience

Location:

Housing Agency, Piikoi Building

Civil Service or Non Civil Servic e:

Non Civil Service

Job Summary:

* Hourly pay rate will range from $27.36 to $29.61 *

Inspects properties, identifies deficiencies, and advises landlords of required corrective actions for compliance to Federal Housing Quality standards; mediates tenant/landlord disputes and recommends rental rate adjustments as necessary; and performs other related duties as required.

Examples of Duties:

( The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position ).

• Informs, interprets, and explains the purpose and objectives of the Housing and Quality Standards program;

• Annually inspects and periodically re-inspects units to ensure compliance with Housing Quality Standards and determines if rent is comparable to other unassisted rental units;

• Informs landlords and tenants of what is needed to bring their units up to Federal standards and re-inspects units to ensure compliance;

• Provides inspections based on tenant or landlord complaints regarding non-compliance with Federal guidelines and advises actions to be taken and time schedule to complete repairs;

• Maintains regular contact with property owners or tenant occupants to oversee the progress of their repair effects and advises and assists them in accomplishing their repairs to conform to applicable codes, ordinances, and standards;

• Conducts and compiles rental market surveys to determine availability, comparability, and Fair Market Rents of units;

• Determines validity of damage claims though inspections done when a family vacates;

• Mediates tenant/landlord disputes over repairs or initial approval, and recommends rental rate adjustments as necessary;

• May assist disabled, handicapped, elderly and other families locate suitable housing within the Fair Market Rents established; and

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferred Training and Experience:

A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school; and

• four (4) years of work experience in inspecting examination, interpretation, and/or application of laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, and/or policies and procedures.

Work Shift/ Schedule:

Monday-Friday (United States of America)

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the County of Kauaʻi that there shall be no discrimination in employment pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, and the Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapters 368 and 378 .

Except for bona fide occupational or other legal requirements, no individual employed by the County, or applying for employment with the County, shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy or reproductive health decisions, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation, Veteran status, credit history, domestic/sexual violence victim status, or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination