Yahoo

NYS looking at Airmont's code enforcement amid complaints, lawsuit. Will state act?

AIRMONT ‒ A New York state regulatory agency is assessing the village's code enforcement program amid claims by some residents that the government has been lax in enforcing state fire and building ...
Yahoo

Building commissioner resigns, code enforcement director out. Here's what we know

EVANSVILLE — The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Building Commission now has two of its top positions empty just six months after new leadership was put in place. Building Commissioner Jerry Grannan has ...
The Daily Reporter

Public hearing, committee meeting held for proposed delay to code enforcement

Wisconsin builders urged lawmakers to delay enforcement of new commercial building codes based on the 2021 International ...
Firehouse

Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement - Part II

The last article showed how catastrophic fire events have led to the development of fire code requirements throughout history. In-depth studies of those significant events led to specific requirements ...
The Post-Journal

Lawmakers Probe State’s Role In Building Code Oversight

ALBANY — Inadequate enforcement of building codes has had tragic consequences in New York, with lives of occupants and first responders lost in deadly fires linked to unsafe conditions, according to ...
The Marion Star

What do developers think about a building code department? A handful spoke at city council

What do Marion's developers think of the proposed commercial building code enforcement department? Here's what they said: ...
Next City

Code Enforcement in Oakland: Maybe We Should Focus on Safety?

This piece originally appeared on Oakland Local. Children with asthma, infants exposed to lead paint and others suffering health problems brought on by living in substandard housing conditions may ...
The Repository

Canton to expand building and code enforcement

CANTON – The city's building and code enforcement efforts will be reinforced with an additional plumbing inspector, code officer and assistant prosecutor. Canton City Council on Monday authorized the ...
NOLA.com

New Orleans building-code enforcement sweeps set to begin

Note to New Orleans property owners who continue to flout the city's building code: The day of reckoning has arrived. View full sizeTed Jackson, The Times-Picayune archiveThis property in the Lower ...
The Nation Newspaper

Building collapse: Estate developers seek strict enforcement of National Building Code

Bothered by increasing cases of building collapse, estate developers under the aegis of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) have called for strict enforcement of the National ...
Los Angeles Times

Audit Finds Lax Enforcement of Building Codes

The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has been lax in enforcing building codes, allowing many violators to skate with minor fines or no penalty at all, according to a city audit released ...