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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 / Fire Prevention / Politics / Politics and building codes / training

Fire prevention in South Carolina

Posted on: March 17, 2012

One of the true joys of teaching around the country is that I learn so much from the people I meet.  My recent trip to South Carolina is […]

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 […]

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 […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / Foreclosure / Law Enforcement and Codes / property maintenance / training

Reflections on Midwest tour

Posted on: May 15, 2011November 9, 2011

I recently completed a 2 month period of travel all over the Midwest doing trainings for building officials, fire inspectors, property maintenance and housing inspectors and law enforcement […]

Court cases / Fire Prevention / Liability / training

Region III conference in Minnesota

Posted on: February 11, 2011November 9, 2011

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 […]

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

Demolishing Homes to Avoid Fines

Posted on: May 11, 2009November 9, 2011

In Victorville, CA a lender decided to tear down new homes and other structures that hadn’t been completed to avoid future fines from the local government for code […]

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Webinar on Managing Distressed Properties for Code Officials

Posted on: April 17, 2009November 9, 2011

I spent the morning at the ICC offices in Country Club Hills filming a webinar on foreclosure issues for code officials called “Managing Distressed Properties for Code Officials”.  […]

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