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Indianapolis targets negligent landlords

Posted on: January 18, 2011November 9, 2011

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 […]

Law Enforcement and Codes

Keeping Illegal Activity Out of Rental Property

Posted on: January 4, 2011November 9, 2011

January is the time of year when I try to clean up my office at work and at home.  Sometimes I come across documents that I haven’t used […]

Building Codes / Fire Prevention / Law Enforcement and Codes

Crime and Building Code Violations

Posted on: December 8, 2010November 9, 2011

When there is a business in town that is a problem for the police, there’s an excellent chance that it’s also a place with fire and building code […]

Code Enforcement / Law Enforcement and Codes

Call the Police

Posted on: November 26, 2010November 9, 2011

Sometimes a code violation is so serious that it demands more than the usual citation.  In a recent case in Ontario, Cananda a landlord pleaded guilty to fire […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Law Enforcement and Codes / property maintenance

Unsafe Buildings and Criminal Law

Posted on: October 31, 2010November 9, 2011

When dealing with unsafe buildings, code inspectors shouldn’t forget to consider whether criminal charges might be appropriate.  A builder in Pennsylvania was recently charged with theft, deceptive practices […]

Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / Foreclosure / Law Enforcement and Codes

Crime and vacant buildings

Posted on: April 25, 2010November 9, 2011

It seems that whenever I travel to conduct trainings, I find interesting items in the local press for this blog.  My trip to Troy, Michigan last week for […]

Code Enforcement / Law Enforcement and Codes

How Code Enforcement Can Help Police Operations

Posted on: November 23, 2009November 9, 2011

The recent class I taught for the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn was very well attended and the feedback was terrific.  […]

Code Enforcement / Law Enforcement and Codes

Vacant Properties: the True Cost to Communities

Posted on: October 22, 2009November 9, 2011

While preparing for a workshop I’ll be doing on 11/3/09 at the College of DuPage, Suburban Law Enforcement Academy, on the relationship between law enforcement and code enforcement, […]

Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / Law Enforcement and Codes

Best Practices in Monitoring Vacant and Foreclosed Buildings

Posted on: October 1, 2009November 9, 2011

Tom Pahnke, an inspector for Manhattan, IL, commented on my recent post about people selling things out of their foreclosed homes.  His town has a best practices procedure […]

Foreclosure / Law Enforcement and Codes

Damage to Foreclosed Properties

Posted on: September 27, 2009November 9, 2011

The Chicago Sun-Times has an interesting article in the paper today about how many homes are being stripped of everything before the lender takes possession.  Certain items are […]

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