I actually escaped the snow in Chicago this week by heading up to the Region III ICC conference in Minnesota where the weather was sunny. I always have […]
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Women in Code Enforcement
My friends at the Women in Code Enforcement and Development ICC group have their new website up and running. You can find it at www.wicedicc.org The group is […]
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New York City launches new initiative to catch building code violations
It’s always heartening to see a city realizing that aggressive, not passive, code enforcement is what is necessary to protect communities. The New York City Department of Housing […]
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Death at construction site
There’s a very sad story about the death of a worker in New York City at a development owned by someone who keeps getting sued by the city […]
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Indianapolis targets negligent landlords
Large cities need to be strategic in how they use limited resources to target distressed properties. The IndyStar reports that Indianapolis has decided to concentrate its efforts by […]
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Politicians and Code Violations
It’s always disturbing when a code enforcement action is answered with a threatened or actual lawsuit on the part of the alleged offender. Instead of focusing on the […]
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College Towns and Fire Code Violations
College towns and code violations go together like students and text books. Students seek cheap housing and are willing to live in terrible conditions if the price is […]
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Landlord Fined $129,000 for Building Code Violations
Here’s an interesting television report regarding a landlord fined $129,000 for building code violations at a Fairfield, Ohio apartment building. http://www.wlwt.com/video/26069375/detail.html The news segment shows the deplorable conditions […]
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Revoking a Certificate of Occupancy
Revoking a certificate of occupancy can be an important means of obtaining compliance. A strip club in Maine had its certificate of occupancy revoked recently. The Portland Press […]
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Blog Attracts International Clients
There’s a saying that any kind of publicity is better than no publicity and I was lucky recently to be the subject of some good publicity. A local […]