Having the support of the judiciary is critical in obtaining compliance. I’ve been very fortunate in my career to have judges who really understand how important code enforcement […]
Building Codes / Fire Prevention / Law Enforcement and Codes
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Crime and Building Code Violations
When there is a business in town that is a problem for the police, there’s an excellent chance that it’s also a place with fire and building code […]
Code Enforcement / property maintenance
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Transfers of Distressed Properties
Sometimes the best thing that can happen to a problem property is for it to be sold. If the local jurisdiction is operating under the International Property Maintenance […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Court cases / Liability
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Landlord Liability and Violations of the Building Code
In a recent post, I discussed the foolishness of owners who don’t fix their rental property and end up facing civil liability judgments that could have been avoided […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement
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Weekend Warrior Projects
What do you do with a person who never quite finishes a building project? Recently I had an inquiry from a building inspector regarding a situation where the […]
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 […]
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 […]