A very important decision has just come down from the Court of Appeals of Minnesota involving the constitutionality of rental inspections. The case is McCaughtry v. City of […]
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Politics and the foreclosure crisis
One of the biggest problems facing local governments these days is finding the resources to maintain vacant properties. These homes are empty because of the foreclosure crisis and […]
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Facebook and code enforcement
Every time I teach I learn something. I was in Cedar Rapids at the end of last week doing a presentation at the IowACE meeting. One of the […]
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Tip for the day: service of notices or citations
One of the constant problems I run into with defendants is trying to make sure proper service of notices or citations occurs. Too frequently defendants refuse to accept […]
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Compliance Connections website worth a visit
Yesterday when I was teaching at the Region III conference in Chasta, MN, one of the participants shared with us his experiences with Compliance Connections. It’s a website […]
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FHFA sues Chicago over vacant building registration
A very worrisome lawsuit has been filed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, against the City of Chicago which recently passed […]
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Healthy homes conference Part 6
At the Springfield conference, my topic was effective code enforcement programs. After hearing about all of the substantive issues involving healthy homes, it was really a privilege to […]
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Healthy homes conference Part 5
One of the most interesting speakers at the Springfield conference was Dr. Catherine Karr, who is a pediatric environmental health specialist. She reviewed a wide variety of home […]
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Healthy homes conference Part 4
Julie Morris from the EPA addressed the Springfield conference on “Lead-Based Paint, Renovation, Repair and Painting”. She discussed the various rules and exclusions involved in renovating buildings that […]
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Healthy homes conference Part 3
Lynne Page Snyder from NASCSP, the National Association for State Community Services Programs, spoke about “weatherization plus health” at the Springfield conference. Funds from the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance […]