Am I screwed? (Condemnation threat)

[Brandon Elliott]

Hello all.  I’m a bit panicky today, as I’m being threatened with my property being condemned.

Long story short, my tenant is the granddaughter of a state representative (Alabama).  They’re saying they contacted the Birmingham city inspectors about my bathrooms being too small.  They are small, the property was built in the 1920s.

The city inspectors are (supposedly) coming out to inspect the property.

Are structural things like this going to get me in trouble with the city, or are certain things like this grandfathered in due to the age of the property?

I’m assuming a lot would’ve changed with building codes in the last 100 years.  Am I going to be on the hook for bringing the entire property up to code?

thanks for any advice!

[Mike Cumbie]

I don't live in the area so take my statements as random internet babble:

1) The tenant rented the house as it is, expecting a structural change so she can have a larger bathroom is silly.

2) The fallout to a Representatives campaign over something so silly far outweighs any benefit the granddaughter will ever get. 

3) In my area it would be grandfathered. Things like smoke detectors.... Sure, changing structural components not going to happen.

Just my 2 cents and good luck!