Building Owner Selling As-Is with Known Code Violations Client
Class
cda83142
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#BuildingOwnerSellingAs-IswithKnownCodeViolationsClient
Definition
A client stakeholder role in which a building owner planning to sell an occupied property retains an engineer under a formal confidentiality agreement, explicitly states the building will be sold 'as is' with no remedial action, and discloses to the engineer known deficiencies in building systems (electrical, mechanical) that violate applicable codes and standards and pose injury risks to occupants — thereby generating an ethical conflict between the engineer's contractual confidentiality obligation and the paramount duty to protect occupant safety.
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Definition
A client stakeholder role in which a building owner planning to sell an occupied property retains an engineer under a formal confidentiality agreement, explicitly states the building will be sold 'as is' with no remedial action, and discloses to the engineer known deficiencies in building systems (electrical, mechanical) that violate applicable codes and standards and pose injury risks to occupants — thereby generating an ethical conflict between the engineer's contractual confidentiality obligation and the paramount duty to protect occupant safety.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] A client stakeholder role in which a building owner planning to sell an occupied property retains an engineer under a formal confidentiality agreement, explicitly states the building will be sold 'as is' with no remedial action, and discloses known code violations in building systems to the engineer — thereby generating an ethical conflict between the engineer's contractual confidentiality obligation and the paramount duty to protect occupant safety.
Source Evidence
Source Text
the client made it clear to the engineer that the building was being sold 'as is,' and the client was not planning to take any remedial action
TTL
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rdfs:label "Building Owner Selling As-Is with Known Code Violations Client" ;
rdfs:comment "A client stakeholder role in which a building owner planning to sell an occupied property retains an engineer under a formal confidentiality agreement, explicitly states the building will be sold 'as is' with no remedial action, and discloses to the engineer known deficiencies in building systems (electrical, mechanical) that violate applicable codes and standards and pose injury risks to occupants — thereby generating an ethical conflict between the engineer's contractual confidentiality obligation and the paramount duty to protect occupant safety." ;
rdfs:subClassOf <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ProviderClientRole> .
Metadata
Ontology
Type
Class
Content Hash
cda831422d2d03fa...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
137
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T05:19:15.017843+00:00
First Discovered In Case
137
Generated
2026-03-01T05:19:15.017843+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 137 Extraction