I own a rental. My previous renter turned off the power at which time I was told to get a new meter base which we replaced. In the process of doing so, we needed the power shut off at the street to work on it. The power company could not find the shutnoff at the street and after a few days there was a new box at the front of the property.

The inspector came and said we needed a new breaker box, ground rods and a bonding block. We scheduled an inspection, and without any contact the power company showed up and flipped the switch at a new box they installed at the front of the property and the box started smoking so they shut it off.

We installed all of those items the building inspector asked for and called for an appointment. I asked him if the city called the power company and told him what happened. When he arrived , he approved the work and put a sticker on the meter box. As we were walking away he asked if we had power and I reminided him about the box in the front and he then rejected my meter box, stating that we could not have a butt splice on a wire. i asked how would i get more wire and he said to cur down the post and move everything down. I did not start on that due to weather, but the next day he tagged the house for having too short of a post and stated we needed new lines from the street. This guy keeps changing his mind. What can i do? That house has not had power since 7/14.