Building Act Article 77
The ownership holder and the user of a building shall maintain the legal usage as well as the structure and equipment safety of the building.The municipal or county (city) (bureau) competent authorities of construction may send persons to check the building structure and equipments related to public safety and public health at any time.Ownership holders and users of the buildings used for the public shall entrust professional institutions or persons recognized by the central competent authority of construction to perform inspection and attestation periodically, and the inspection and attestation results shall be reported to the local competent authority of construction. It is also applicable to the buildings not used for the public where deemed as necessary by the Ministry of the Interior.The competent authority of construction may send persons at any time or periodically cooperate with the related departments to reexamine the above-mentioned inspection and attestation results.The items, term, reporting method and implementation date of the inspection and attestation mentioned in the third paragraph shall be prescribed by the Ministry of the Interior.
中文原文 建築法第77條
建築物所有權人、使用人應維護建築物合法使用與其構造及設備安全。
直轄市、縣（市）（局）主管建築機關對於建築物得隨時派員檢查其有關公共安全與公共衛生之構造與設備。
供公眾使用之建築物，應由建築物所有權人、使用人定期委託中央主管建築機關認可之專業機構或人員檢查簽證，其檢查簽證結果應向當地主管建築機關申報。
非供公眾使用之建築物，經內政部認有必要時亦同。
前項檢查簽證結果，主管建築機關得隨時派員或定期會同各有關機關複查。
第三項之檢查簽證事項、檢查期間、申報方式及施行日期，由內政部定之。
直轄市、縣（市）（局）主管建築機關對於建築物得隨時派員檢查其有關公共安全與公共衛生之構造與設備。
供公眾使用之建築物，應由建築物所有權人、使用人定期委託中央主管建築機關認可之專業機構或人員檢查簽證，其檢查簽證結果應向當地主管建築機關申報。
非供公眾使用之建築物，經內政部認有必要時亦同。
前項檢查簽證結果，主管建築機關得隨時派員或定期會同各有關機關複查。
第三項之檢查簽證事項、檢查期間、申報方式及施行日期，由內政部定之。