Thirteen percent of U.S. homes are now vacant according to a new report in the Huffington Post. Prices are dropping but people who have the money to buy […]
Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / Ordinances / Politics / Politics and building codes / property maintenance
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Inspectors support bill holding lenders responsible
There’s a bill pending in Illinois which would allow local governments to pass ordinances that would make lenders responsible for the upkeep of vacant properties in foreclosure. Needless […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement / property maintenance
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Problem properties with expired permits
Building officials are dealing with structures that have not been completed within a reasonable amount of time. Many of these situations arise because of the financial problems of […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / Foreclosure / Law Enforcement and Codes / property maintenance / training
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Reflections on Midwest tour
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 […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Law Enforcement and Codes
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Guess who was a code violator?
The New York Post is reporting that the compound built in Pakistan that housed Osama Bin Laden deviated from the building plans on file. It was supposed to […]
Building Codes / Law Enforcement and Codes
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Los Angeles inspectors charged with accepting bribes
It’s always sad to read about building inspectors who get caught up in the criminal justice system because they commit criminal acts. Los Angeles has a scandal going […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / property maintenance
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Tenants Pressure Lenders to Repair Buildings
Should lenders allow buyers to purchase a foreclosed building for less than what the lender can get for the property so the buyer has enough money left over […]
Fire Prevention / Law Enforcement and Codes
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Firefighters discover marijuana in building on fire
It’s not unusual for one agency to stumble upon evidence that would interest another department in the local jurisdiction. Firefighters in Columbia, Pennsylvania recently found a marijuana growing […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement
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Earthquakes and the Building Code Violations
Japan has suffered terribly from the recent earthquake but we will never know how many lives were saved because of the stringent building codes in that country. Unfortunately, […]
Foreclosure
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Inside Job
In the past I’ve recommended books on the foreclosure crisis such as Michael Lewis’s The Big Short. Last night I finally got to see “Inside Job”, the film […]