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8 Children Die in Fire in Building with Code Violations

Posted on: August 28, 2018

Yesterday I had the privilege of teaching Advanced Legal Aspects of Code Enforcement for Property Maintenance Inspectors for the Missouri Association of Code Enforcement at Lake of the […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Court cases / Ordinances / Politics and building codes / property maintenance / rental inspections

Same old excuses

Posted on: August 5, 2018

Having prosecuted many owner/landlords, I have heard lots of excuses for the violations on their properties but they are all very similar.  I started pondering this after reading […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / Ordinances / Politics / Politics and building codes / property maintenance / rental inspections

Cycle of complacency and outrage continues

Posted on: April 24, 2013

In my last couple of Tweets, I pointed inspectors to articles involving the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West Texas and a tragic fire in England.  It’s […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Court cases / Law Enforcement and Codes / property maintenance / rental inspections

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 / Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / Politics / property maintenance / rental inspections

Healthy homes conference Part 2

Posted on: October 30, 2011November 9, 2011

When I am in court, my focus is on the safety of the building that is the subject of my prosecution.  I don’t know that I’ve paid that […]

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Illegal basement bedroom leads to tragedy

Posted on: August 2, 2011November 9, 2011

Persons who do work without a permit or allow bedrooms in basements that are in violation of the building code risk more than fines.  In a tragic case […]

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The need for rental inspections

Posted on: February 26, 2011November 9, 2011

No better case can be made for rental inspections than when a terrible fire happens.  In San Bernadino, California, 26 dwelling units were destroyed in a fire.  When […]

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