Our tendency to put profit over people by ignoring safety codes makes disasters worse. Just last September there was a “damning report” on the terrible fire at Grenfell […]
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Failure to adopt codes has consequences
Too often states fail to adopt the latest codes that could reduce loss of life and property damage. The recent floods in North Carolina demonstrate what can happen […]
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Art or code violation?
I enjoy posting photographs submitted by code inspectors. This one is from Kelly Anbach of South Carolina. What would you do as an inspector if a neighbor complained?
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8 Children Die in Fire in Building with Code Violations
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 […]
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Same old excuses
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 […]
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Contempt of court – a powerful enforcement tool
What can be done when a defendant refuses to obey a court order, whether it’s fixing up properties or turning over documents? The solution is the contempt power […]
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Lack of sprinklers in residential high rises
Failure to retrofit older residential high rises with sprinklers continues to be controversial given the recent publicity surrounding the death of a man because of a fire in […]
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Firefighter dies: no permit
A firefighter tragically died in Chicago recently when responding to a call. Unbeknownst to him, the elevator shaft was open where the elevator was being removed, allegedly with […]
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Creative use of electrical boxes
I was recently in Columbus, Ohio teaching a couple classes for a conference for OBOA and COCOA. One of the attendees sent me a photograph of a magnetic […]