# Final Inspection — What must pass before the next step: mandated step order in regulated processes

For Final Inspection, process is Residential building inspection sequence; jurisdiction is Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; order is 8; what must already be done is Each trade must be completed prior to requesting a final inspection for each; what may not proceed until it passes is Once all final inspections are complete and any outside agency holds have been satisfied (if any), a certificate will be issued for the property, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Step:** Final Inspection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Process:** Residential building inspection sequence _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Jurisdiction:** Mecklenburg County, North Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Order:** 8 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What must already be done:** Each trade must be completed prior to requesting a final inspection for each _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What may not proceed until it passes:** Once all final inspections are complete and any outside agency holds have been satisfied (if any), a certificate will be issued for the property _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 8. Final Inspection Each trade must be completed prior to requesting a final inspection for each. Typically the building final inspection is performed last. all final grading, drainage, hand rails, guardrails in place. Once all final inspections are complete and any outside agency holds have been satisfied (if any), a certificate will be issued for the property.

## Source

- https://code.mecknc.gov/inspections/schedule

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
Part of [What must pass before the next step: mandated step order in regulated processes](https://referencesource.org/prerequisite-sequencing-regulated-processes/).