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Building Codes

Granting Modifications to the Building Code

Posted on: August 11, 2009November 9, 2011

Last weekend I went to visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s home, Taliesen in Spring Green, WI.  When you realize that architects were still building Victorian homes when he began […]

Foreclosure

The Trouble with Loan Modifications

Posted on: August 11, 2009November 9, 2011

Remember how I’ve mentioned before that it’s hard to find the actual lender for these securitized loans because thousands of investors actually can own a mortgage on a […]

Foreclosure / property maintenance

Getting Lenders’ Attention

Posted on: August 5, 2009November 9, 2011

John Caywood from Ft. Wayne, writes: I am one of the authors of the City of Fort Wayne’s minimum housing ordinance. When there is a violation on a […]

Code Enforcement

Towing Vehicles on Private Property

Posted on: August 5, 2009November 9, 2011

If I want to spark a lively discussion in one of my classes, all I have to do is mention the topic of towing vehicles off of private […]

Foreclosure

Collapse in commercial market

Posted on: August 3, 2009November 9, 2011

Should inspectors be worried about foreclosures involving commercial property?  This article in the August 1, 2009 edition of The Economist suggests that this will be the next area […]

Foreclosure

Cities with the most home foreclosures

Posted on: July 30, 2009November 9, 2011

RealtyTrak has just released a study charting the cities with the most home foreclosures. You can find it at: http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/PressRelease.aspx?channelid=9&ItemID=6965 The Sun Belt is the hardest hit.

Code Enforcement / Law Enforcement and Codes / property maintenance

Rental Inspection Ordinances – A Great Tool

Posted on: July 29, 2009November 9, 2011

A rental inspection ordinance that involves licensing landlords is a very effective tool in keeping property from falling into disrepair or worse.  It’s one of the best ways […]

Foreclosure / property maintenance

Foreclosure Dilemma

Posted on: July 25, 2009November 9, 2011

I was in Peoria teaching Legal Aspects this week and met lots of enthusiastic inspectors eager for tips on how to more effective at enforcement.  One of the […]

Law Enforcement and Codes

Leveraging Code Enforcement for Neighborhood Safety

Posted on: July 13, 2009November 9, 2011

Simon Goldstein with the Business and Professional People for the Public Interest shared a great resource with me. It’s a brochure that deals with police-code-community partnerships and it […]

property maintenance

Owner fined $35,720 for 150 cats

Posted on: July 13, 2009November 9, 2011

I have had some pretty awful trash houses filled with animals in my years of prosecution but this woman kept 150 cats in her mansion in New Jersey. […]

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