Out-of-Scope Code Violation Disclosure in Occupied Building Sale State
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Out-of-ScopeCodeViolationDisclosureinOccupiedBuildingSaleState
Definition
State in which a professional engineer retained for a specific structural evaluation of an occupied building learns — through client disclosure rather than independent investigation — of code-violating deficiencies in systems outside the engineer's domain expertise (e.g., electrical, mechanical), where the client has explicitly stated the building will be sold 'as is' with no remediation, and the engineer has agreed to a confidentiality obligation, creating a conflict between contractual confidentiality and the paramount obligation to protect occupant safety.
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Definition
State in which a professional engineer retained for a specific structural evaluation of an occupied building learns — through client disclosure rather than independent investigation — of code-violating deficiencies in systems outside the engineer's domain expertise (e.g., electrical, mechanical), where the client has explicitly stated the building will be sold 'as is' with no remediation, and the engineer has agreed to a confidentiality obligation, creating a conflict between contractual confidentiality and the paramount obligation to protect occupant safety.
Source Evidence
Source Text
the client confided in the engineer that the building contained deficiencies in the electrical and mechanical systems, which violated applicable codes and standards
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Class
Content Hash
9a8ed9f7d74cdd70...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
137
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T05:18:54.177556+00:00
First Discovered In Case
137
Generated
2026-03-01T05:18:54.177556+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 137 Extraction