diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/clients.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/clients.py
index c6eed6f..012f8a3 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/clients.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/clients.py
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import auth
 
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.blacklists_client import \
-    BlacklistsClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.pool_client import \
-    PoolClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.recordset_client import \
-    RecordsetClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.tld_client import \
-    TldClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.zones_client import \
-    ZonesClient
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.blacklists_client import (
+    BlacklistsClient)
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.pool_client import (
+    PoolClient)
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.recordset_client import (
+    RecordsetClient)
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.tld_client import (
+    TldClient)
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.zones_client import (
+    ZonesClient)
 
 
 CONF = config.CONF
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/data_utils.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/data_utils.py
index d148685..d56d0de 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/data_utils.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/data_utils.py
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@
     }
 
     if CONF.dns_feature_enabled.bug_1573141_fixed:
-        quotas_dict['api_export_size'] = \
-            api_export_size or data_utils.rand_int_id(100, 999999)
+        quotas_dict['api_export_size'] = (
+            api_export_size or data_utils.rand_int_id(100, 999999))
     else:
         LOG.warning("Leaving `api_export_size` out of quota data due to: "
                     "https://bugs.launchpad.net/designate/+bug/1573141")
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@
                          **kwargs):
     algorithm_number = algorithm_number or 2
     fingerprint_type = fingerprint_type or 1
-    fingerprint = fingerprint or \
-        "123456789abcdef67890123456789abcdef67890"
+    fingerprint = fingerprint or "123456789abcdef67890123456789abcdef67890"
 
     data = "%s %s %s" % (algorithm_number, fingerprint_type, fingerprint)
     return rand_recordset_data('SSHFP', zone_name, records=[data], **kwargs)
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/__init__.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/__init__.py
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/checks.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/checks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53de95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/checks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# Copyright (c) 2012, Cloudscaling
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+import re
+
+from hacking import core
+import pycodestyle
+
+# D701: Default parameter value is a mutable type
+# D702: Log messages require translation
+# D703: Found use of _() without explicit import of _!
+# D704: Found import of %s. This oslo library has been graduated!
+# D705: timeutils.utcnow() must be used instead of datetime.%s()
+# D706: Don't translate debug level logs
+# D707: basestring is not Python3-compatible, use str instead.
+# D708: Do not use xrange. Use range for large loops.
+# D709: LOG.audit is deprecated, please use LOG.info!
+# D710: LOG.warn() is not allowed. Use LOG.warning()
+# D711: Don't use backslashes for line continuation.
+
+UNDERSCORE_IMPORT_FILES = []
+
+
+mutable_default_argument_check = re.compile(
+    r"^\s*def .+\((.+=\{\}|.+=\[\])")
+string_translation = re.compile(r"[^_]*_\(\s*('|\")")
+translated_log = re.compile(
+    r"(.)*LOG\.(audit|error|info|warn|warning|critical|exception)"
+    r"\(\s*_\(\s*('|\")")
+underscore_import_check = re.compile(r"(.)*import _(.)*")
+# We need this for cases where they have created their own _ function.
+custom_underscore_check = re.compile(r"(.)*_\s*=\s*(.)*")
+graduated_oslo_libraries_import_re = re.compile(
+    r"^\s*(?:import|from) designate\.openstack\.common\.?.*?"
+    r"(gettextutils|rpc)"
+    r".*?")
+no_line_continuation_backslash_re = re.compile(r'.*(\\)\n')
+
+
+@core.flake8ext
+def mutable_default_arguments(physical_line, logical_line, filename):
+    if pycodestyle.noqa(physical_line):
+        return
+
+    if mutable_default_argument_check.match(logical_line):
+        yield (0, "D701: Default parameter value is a mutable type")
+
+
+@core.flake8ext
+def no_translate_debug_logs(logical_line, filename):
+    """Check for 'LOG.debug(_('
+    As per our translation policy,
+    https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/LoggingStandards#Log_Translation
+    we shouldn't translate debug level logs.
+    * This check assumes that 'LOG' is a logger.
+    * Use filename so we can start enforcing this in specific folders instead
+      of needing to do so all at once.
+    N319
+    """
+    if logical_line.startswith("LOG.debug(_("):
+        yield(0, "D706: Don't translate debug level logs")
+
+
+@core.flake8ext
+def check_explicit_underscore_import(logical_line, filename):
+    """Check for explicit import of the _ function
+
+    We need to ensure that any files that are using the _() function
+    to translate logs are explicitly importing the _ function.  We
+    can't trust unit test to catch whether the import has been
+    added so we need to check for it here.
+    """
+    # Build a list of the files that have _ imported.  No further
+    # checking needed once it is found.
+    if filename in UNDERSCORE_IMPORT_FILES:
+        pass
+    elif (underscore_import_check.match(logical_line) or
+          custom_underscore_check.match(logical_line)):
+        UNDERSCORE_IMPORT_FILES.append(filename)
+    elif (translated_log.match(logical_line) or
+         string_translation.match(logical_line)):
+        yield(0, "D703: Found use of _() without explicit import of _!")
+
+
+@core.flake8ext
+def no_import_graduated_oslo_libraries(logical_line, filename):
+    """Check that we don't continue to use o.c. oslo libraries after graduation
+
+    After a library graduates from oslo-incubator, as we make the switch, we
+    should ensure we don't continue to use the oslo-incubator versions.
+
+    In many cases, it's not possible to immediately remove the code from the
+    openstack/common folder due to dependency issues.
+    """
+    # We can't modify oslo-incubator code, so ignore it here.
+    if "designate/openstack/common" in filename:
+        return
+
+    matches = graduated_oslo_libraries_import_re.match(logical_line)
+    if matches:
+        yield(0, "D704: Found import of %s. This oslo library has been "
+                 "graduated!" % matches.group(1))
+
+
+@core.flake8ext
+def use_timeutils_utcnow(logical_line, filename):
+    # tools are OK to use the standard datetime module
+    if "/tools/" in filename:
+        return
+
+    msg = "D705: timeutils.utcnow() must be used instead of datetime.%s()"
+
+    datetime_funcs = ['now', 'utcnow']
+    for f in datetime_funcs:
+        pos = logical_line.find('datetime.%s' % f)
+        if pos != -1:
+            yield (pos, msg % f)
+
+
+@core.flake8ext
+def check_no_basestring(logical_line):
+    if re.search(r"\bbasestring\b", logical_line):
+        msg = ("D707: basestring is not Python3-compatible, use "
+               "str instead.")
+        yield(0, msg)
+
+
+@core.flake8ext
+def check_python3_xrange(logical_line):
+    if re.search(r"\bxrange\s*\(", logical_line):
+        yield(0, "D708: Do not use xrange. Use range for "
+                 "large loops.")
+
+
+@core.flake8ext
+def check_no_log_audit(logical_line):
+    """Ensure that we are not using LOG.audit messages
+    Plans are in place going forward as discussed in the following
+    spec (https://review.opendev.org/#/c/132552/) to take out
+    LOG.audit messages. Given that audit was a concept invented
+    for OpenStack we can enforce not using it.
+    """
+    if "LOG.audit(" in logical_line:
+        yield(0, "D709: LOG.audit is deprecated, please use LOG.info!")
+
+
+@core.flake8ext
+def check_no_log_warn(logical_line):
+    """Disallow 'LOG.warn('
+
+    D710
+    """
+    if logical_line.startswith('LOG.warn('):
+        yield(0, "D710:Use LOG.warning() rather than LOG.warn()")
+
+
+@core.flake8ext
+def check_line_continuation_no_backslash(logical_line, tokens):
+    """D711 - Don't use backslashes for line continuation.
+
+    :param logical_line: The logical line to check. Not actually used.
+    :param tokens: List of tokens to check.
+    :returns: None if the tokens don't contain any issues, otherwise a tuple
+              is yielded that contains the offending index in the logical
+              line and a message describe the check validation failure.
+    """
+    backslash = None
+    for token_type, text, start, end, orig_line in tokens:
+        m = no_line_continuation_backslash_re.match(orig_line)
+        if m:
+            backslash = (start[0], m.start(1))
+            break
+
+    if backslash is not None:
+        msg = 'D711 Backslash line continuations not allowed'
+        yield backslash, msg
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/admin/__init__.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/admin/__init__.py
index 2b43e84..a3b6ac0 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/admin/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 # the License.
 
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.admin.json.quotas_client import \
-    QuotasClient
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.admin.json.quotas_client import (
+    QuotasClient)
 
 __all__ = ['QuotasClient']
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/__init__.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/__init__.py
index 44cc403..ed86ffb 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/__init__.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/__init__.py
@@ -12,35 +12,21 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 # the License.
 
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.blacklists_client import \
-    BlacklistsClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.designate_limit_client \
-    import DesignateLimitClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.pool_client import \
-    PoolClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.ptr_client \
-    import PtrClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.quotas_client import \
-    QuotasClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.recordset_client import \
-    RecordsetClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.service_client import \
-    ServiceClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.tld_client import TldClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.transfer_accepts_client \
-    import TransferAcceptClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.transfer_request_client \
-    import TransferRequestClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.tsigkey_client import \
-    TsigkeyClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.zones_client import \
-    ZonesClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.zone_exports_client import \
-    ZoneExportsClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.zone_imports_client import \
-    ZoneImportsClient
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.api_version_client import \
-    ApiVersionClient
+from .json.blacklists_client import BlacklistsClient
+from .json.designate_limit_client import DesignateLimitClient
+from .json.pool_client import PoolClient
+from .json.ptr_client import PtrClient
+from .json.quotas_client import QuotasClient
+from .json.recordset_client import RecordsetClient
+from .json.service_client import ServiceClient
+from .json.tld_client import TldClient
+from .json.transfer_accepts_client import TransferAcceptClient
+from .json.transfer_request_client import TransferRequestClient
+from .json.tsigkey_client import TsigkeyClient
+from .json.zones_client import ZonesClient
+from .json.zone_exports_client import ZoneExportsClient
+from .json.zone_imports_client import ZoneImportsClient
+from .json.api_version_client import ApiVersionClient
 
 __all__ = ['BlacklistsClient', 'DesignateLimitClient', 'PoolClient',
            'PtrClient', 'QuotasClient', 'RecordsetClient', 'ServiceClient',
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zone_tasks.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zone_tasks.py
index 159d75e..678eb29 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zone_tasks.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zone_tasks.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 from designate_tempest_plugin import data_utils as dns_data_utils
 from designate_tempest_plugin.tests import base
 
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.query.query_client \
-    import SingleQueryClient
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.query.query_client import (
+    SingleQueryClient)
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
index d5cdb6b..24156d8 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils as utils
 
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.query.query_client import \
-    QueryClient
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.query.query_client import (
+    QueryClient)
 from designate_tempest_plugin.tests import rbac_utils
 
 
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_quotas.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_quotas.py
index 9f126a4..2b20db5 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_quotas.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_quotas.py
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@
     def _reach_quota_limit(
             self, limit_threshold, quota_type, zone=None):
         attempt_number = 0
-        not_raised_msg = "Failed, expected '413 over_quota' response of " \
-                         "type:{} wasn't received.".format(quota_type)
+        not_raised_msg = ("Failed, expected '413 over_quota' response of "
+                          "type:{} wasn't received.".format(quota_type))
         while attempt_number <= limit_threshold + 1:
             try:
                 attempt_number += 1
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@
                 raised_err = str(e).replace(' ', '')
                 if not_raised_msg in str(e):
                     raise AssertionError(not_raised_msg)
-                elif "'code':413" in raised_err and \
-                        "'type':'over_quota'" in raised_err:
+                elif ("'code':413" in raised_err and
+                      "'type':'over_quota'" in raised_err):
                     LOG.info("OK, type':'over_quota' was raised")
                     break
                 else:
@@ -309,10 +309,9 @@
             cls.quota_client = cls.os_system_admin.dns_v2.QuotasClient()
             cls.project_client = cls.os_system_admin.projects_client
             cls.zone_client = cls.os_system_admin.dns_v2.ZonesClient()
-            cls.recordset_client = \
-                cls.os_system_admin.dns_v2.RecordsetClient()
-            cls.export_zone_client = \
-                cls.os_system_admin.dns_v2.ZoneExportsClient()
+            cls.recordset_client = cls.os_system_admin.dns_v2.RecordsetClient()
+            cls.export_zone_client = (
+                cls.os_system_admin.dns_v2.ZoneExportsClient())
         else:
             cls.quota_client = cls.os_admin.dns_v2.QuotasClient()
             cls.project_client = cls.os_admin.projects_client
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_recordsets.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_recordsets.py
index 029854a..dcdf0b0 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_recordsets.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_recordsets.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 from designate_tempest_plugin.common import constants as const
 from designate_tempest_plugin import data_utils as dns_data_utils
 from designate_tempest_plugin.common import waiters
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.query.query_client \
-    import SingleQueryClient
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.query.query_client import (
+    SingleQueryClient)
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones.py
index 4e9affc..f305094 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 from designate_tempest_plugin.tests import base
 from designate_tempest_plugin.common import constants as const
 from designate_tempest_plugin.common import waiters
-from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.query.query_client \
-    import SingleQueryClient
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.query.query_client import (
+    SingleQueryClient)
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_export.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_export.py
index 565461d..67e5f32 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_export.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_export.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 from designate_tempest_plugin.common import constants as const
 from designate_tempest_plugin.common import waiters
 from designate_tempest_plugin import data_utils as dns_data_utils
-from designate_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v2.test_zones_exports import \
-    BaseZoneExportsTest
+from designate_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v2.test_zones_exports import (
+    BaseZoneExportsTest)
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_import.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_import.py
index 7286f23..2142158 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_import.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_import.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 from designate_tempest_plugin.common import constants as const
 from designate_tempest_plugin.common import waiters
 from designate_tempest_plugin import data_utils as dns_data_utils
-from designate_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v2.test_zones_imports import \
-    BaseZonesImportTest
+from designate_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v2.test_zones_imports import (
+    BaseZonesImportTest)
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 545cdca..7a5148b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -105,3 +105,15 @@
   T112 = tempest.hacking.checks:dont_import_local_tempest_into_lib
   T113 = tempest.hacking.checks:dont_use_config_in_tempest_lib
   T114 = tempest.hacking.checks:use_rand_uuid_instead_of_uuid4
+  D701 = checks:mutable_default_arguments
+  D703 = checks:check_explicit_underscore_import
+  D704 = checks:no_import_graduated_oslo_libraries
+  D705 = checks:use_timeutils_utcnow
+  D706 = checks:no_translate_debug_logs
+  D707 = checks:check_no_basestring
+  D708 = checks:check_python3_xrange
+  D709 = checks:check_no_log_audit
+  D710 = checks:check_no_log_warn
+  D711 = checks:check_line_continuation_no_backslash
+paths = ./designate_tempest_plugin/hacking
+