Building, Housing & Rental Inspections

The City of Ottumwa has adopted the International Building Code (IBC) developed by the International Code Council.  The Code provides minimum safeguards for people at home, at school and in the workplace.

Health Department Building Inspectors provide permitting and inspection services for new construction and rental housing. Building, electrical, plumbing, signs and heating and cooling installation permits are issued by the Health Department. Rental housing is registered and inspected once every three years and presently Ottumwa has approximately 2,400 registered rental units. For a list of registered rental properties click here.

Ottumwa has two building/housing inspectors, Marion Husted and Doug Maize.  You may contact Marion Husted at (641) 683-0653 or hustedm@ci.ottumwa.ia.us and Doug Maize at (641) 683-0611 or maize.doug@ci.ottumwa.ia.us .   For building permit data click here.  For state of Iowa electrical licensing forms click here. State of Iowa electrical inspection fees, permits required and other documents.

Monthly new commercial and residential building permit reports/charts. 

2011 Annual Construction Permits for:  - Building - Electrical - HVAC - Plumbing  

We post a list of houses that have been placarded by the Health Department as unfit to live in.
Most of the houses are privately owned and could be repaired.  Contact the owner of record for further information.