A landlord in Ontario, Canada recently pleaded guilty to fire code violations in connection with a fire that occurred in an apartment building. http://www.mykawartha.com/news/news/article/905196 What caught my attention […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement
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Failure to Follow Building Code Yields Tragic Results
Once again a building has collapsed because the building code was ignored. 65 people were killed when a building collapsed in East Delhi, India. http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/11/16/qa-how-safe-are-buildings-in-indian-cities/ India has a […]
Code Enforcement / Foreclosure
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Who Owns Your Mortgage?
After writing this morning’s post, I came across a chart that someone had made to show who was the actual owner of his mortgage. You can find it […]
Foreclosure
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Robosigners and the Trouble in the Housing Market
We are all yearning for stability in the housing market so inspectors no longer have to deal with foreclosure issues and bank owned properties. However, it doesn’t appear […]
Building Codes / property maintenance
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Discoverying Code Violations When Buying Property
Buyers of any type of real estate, residential or commercial, should always have the property checked out by a competent inspector who is familiar with building and fire […]
Building Codes
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Tilting Building in Bangladesh
Every time I hear that a jurisdiction wants to weaken its building code to placate local developers, I shake my head in disbelief. We forget that modern building […]
Code Enforcement / Ordinances / property maintenance
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Licensing Landlords
It always disheartens me when an important rental inspection ordinance encounters opposition. Based on personal experience, I am convinced that a well executed ordinance can prevent buildings from […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Ordinances / property maintenance
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Demolition and Preemption
Inspectors often get frustrated with how slow demolition suits proceed through the court system under their state statutes. Most states establish a a strict procedure that must be […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Law Enforcement and Codes / property maintenance
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Unsafe Buildings and Criminal Law
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 […]
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Half Built Homes and Neighborhood Values
The Chicago Tribune had an informative article on the problem of half-built residences and the effect on neighborhoods on Sunday. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-16/news/ct-met-half-built-houses-20101016_1_half-built-homes-construction-site-property-values We’ve been struggling with the problem for […]