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Minnesota appeals court upholds rental inspection ordinance

Posted on: June 21, 2012

A very important decision has just come down from the Court of Appeals of Minnesota involving the constitutionality of rental inspections.  The case is McCaughtry v. City of […]

Building Codes / Foreclosure / Ordinances / Politics / Politics and building codes / property maintenance

Politics and the foreclosure crisis

Posted on: June 7, 2012

One of the biggest problems facing local governments these days is finding the resources to maintain vacant properties.  These homes are empty because of the foreclosure crisis and […]

Code Enforcement / property maintenance / Zoning

Facebook and code enforcement

Posted on: April 15, 2012

Every time I teach I learn something.  I was in Cedar Rapids at the end of last week doing a presentation at the IowACE meeting.  One of the […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Court cases / Fire Prevention / property maintenance

Tip for the day: service of notices or citations

Posted on: February 16, 2012February 16, 2012

One of the constant problems I run into with defendants is trying to make sure proper service of notices or citations occurs.  Too frequently defendants refuse to accept […]

Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / property maintenance

Compliance Connections website worth a visit

Posted on: February 7, 2012

Yesterday when I was teaching at the Region III conference in Chasta, MN, one of the participants shared with us his experiences with Compliance Connections.  It’s a website […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / Ordinances / Politics and building codes / property maintenance

FHFA sues Chicago over vacant building registration

Posted on: December 16, 2011

A very worrisome lawsuit has been filed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, against the City of Chicago which recently passed […]

Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / Foreclosure / property maintenance / training

Healthy homes conference Part 6

Posted on: November 4, 2011November 9, 2011

At the Springfield conference, my topic was effective code enforcement programs. After hearing about all of the substantive issues involving healthy homes, it was really a privilege to […]

Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / property maintenance / training

Healthy homes conference Part 5

Posted on: November 2, 2011November 9, 2011

One of the most interesting speakers at the Springfield conference was Dr. Catherine Karr, who is a pediatric environmental health specialist.  She reviewed a wide variety of home […]

property maintenance

Healthy homes conference Part 4

Posted on: November 1, 2011November 9, 2011

Julie Morris from the EPA addressed the Springfield conference on “Lead-Based Paint, Renovation, Repair and Painting”.  She discussed the various rules and exclusions involved in renovating buildings that […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / property maintenance / training

Healthy homes conference Part 3

Posted on: October 31, 2011November 9, 2011

Lynne Page Snyder from NASCSP, the National Association for State Community Services Programs,  spoke about “weatherization plus health” at the Springfield conference.  Funds from the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance […]

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