Interior hall light with only one switch located in garage?

[68Malibu383]

I inspected a house yesterday built in 2003 and there was a short hall (about 8') between the master bedroom and garage. A light was located in the hall. The only switch was located in the garage. Is a switch not required inside of the home for this light?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

The code does not care where the switch is located. Look at 210.70. It states one lighting controlled outlet must be in every habitable room not the switch itself.

 

[charlie b]

I agree with Dennis. But I would suggest putting a note in your report, something along the lines of, "Having the only switch for the hall light in the garage is not a code violation, but it creates an inconvenient situation. Consideration should be given to installing a second switch, in a 3-way arrangement, in the hallway." That way, you get credit for being thorough, and the homeowner is not pressured into fixing a situation that does not actually require fixing.

 

[Sierrasparky]

I wonder if that could go under " poor workmanship"?

 

[GoldDigger]

Good question. It would be poor workmanship by the designer rather than the installer if they were not the same person.

Tapatalk!

 

[mgookin]

Good question. It would be poor workmanship by the designer rather than the installer if they were not the same person.

Tapatalk!

Some places there is no designer; you don't even need plans to build single family. How sad.

And there's still plenty of places with no building dept also.