It’s always heartening to see a city realizing that aggressive, not passive, code enforcement is what is necessary to protect communities. The New York City Department of Housing […]
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Indianapolis targets negligent landlords
Large cities need to be strategic in how they use limited resources to target distressed properties. The IndyStar reports that Indianapolis has decided to concentrate its efforts by […]
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College Towns and Fire Code Violations
College towns and code violations go together like students and text books. Students seek cheap housing and are willing to live in terrible conditions if the price is […]
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Landlord Fined $129,000 for Building Code Violations
Here’s an interesting television report regarding a landlord fined $129,000 for building code violations at a Fairfield, Ohio apartment building. http://www.wlwt.com/video/26069375/detail.html The news segment shows the deplorable conditions […]
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Revoking a Certificate of Occupancy
Revoking a certificate of occupancy can be an important means of obtaining compliance. A strip club in Maine had its certificate of occupancy revoked recently. The Portland Press […]
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Blog Attracts International Clients
There’s a saying that any kind of publicity is better than no publicity and I was lucky recently to be the subject of some good publicity. A local […]
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Landlords Prevent Damage by College Students Through Alcohol Use Prevention Program
Landlords are often concerned about damage to their properties by tenants, especially in college towns. Inspectors don’t care who caused the damage, just that repairs be made. Bill […]
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Building Code Violations and Deadly Fires
There have been too many deadly fires this past week and the one factor they have in common is that each of the buildings had preexisting code violations. […]
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Firefighters Die in Chicago When Roof Collapses
It’s been so sad reading about the 2 firefighters who died in Chicago when the roof of a boarded up building collapsed on Wednesday. The owner had been […]
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Worst Bathroom in New York
There’s a very descriptive article about the worst bathroom in New York City at http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/the-worst-bathroom-in-new-york/ Justin said that a pipe had burst last January, gushing enough scalding water […]