For anyone that comes across this issue in the future - Just did what aussieta said and found a plumber to inspect it and sign off on it. Was difficult…

Thanks for that aussieta.
I will update this thread once it is all resolved to help anyone in the future that ends up in the same situation Like

Would like to preface this post by saying that I've scoured through these forums up and down looking for someone else that has been in my position, but couldn't find…