county inspectors used for harassment

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I find the "but everyone else is doing it" argument to be unconvincing and irrelevant to the situation. You don't know how many other house they stopped at on the way to yours, and whether or not you were targeted for retaliation. Whatever the reason you came to the attention of the inspectors, by your own statements you are not in compliance with local ordinance. And ignorance of the law is no excuse.