This is by far the most creative conversion of a structure into a residence I’ve ever seen. It’s a pool! Can anyone top this? It’s a pool, no […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / Ordinances / property maintenance
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Which Code Should I Use?
I recently did an all day training for the Illinois Fire Inspectors Association and I found myself talking about using multiple codes for violations. Fire inspectors often work […]
Code Enforcement
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Christmas Tree Code Violation
Just when I think I’ve seen everything, an inspector sends me a picture she took after someone complained about a code violation. In keeping with the season, I […]
Code Enforcement / Foreclosure
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MERS and tracing lenders on properties
For anyone who is not aware of it, MERS was created by the mortgage banking industry to streamline the mortgage process by using electronic commerce to eliminate paper. […]
Code Enforcement / Law Enforcement and Codes
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How Code Enforcement Can Help Police Operations
The recent class I taught for the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn was very well attended and the feedback was terrific. […]
Code Enforcement / Law Enforcement and Codes
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Vacant Properties: the True Cost to Communities
While preparing for a workshop I’ll be doing on 11/3/09 at the College of DuPage, Suburban Law Enforcement Academy, on the relationship between law enforcement and code enforcement, […]
Code Enforcement / property maintenance
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Trash House and Tragedy
There’s a sad tale from Jacksonville, Florida about a woman who was found dead under 8 feet of trash in her home. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=7054060 The rescue workers had difficulty […]
Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / Law Enforcement and Codes
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Best Practices in Monitoring Vacant and Foreclosed Buildings
Tom Pahnke, an inspector for Manhattan, IL, commented on my recent post about people selling things out of their foreclosed homes. His town has a best practices procedure […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement
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Fine More Than House is Worth
I was visiting Milwaukee this past weekend when I came across an interesting article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about a case in Florida where a district attorney […]
Code Enforcement
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Towing Vehicles on Private Property
If I want to spark a lively discussion in one of my classes, all I have to do is mention the topic of towing vehicles off of private […]