The Illinois Association of Code Enforcement group does a lot of informative programming for its members. Recently I had the pleasure of attending a day of training and […]
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HUD contact for property management
One of the inspectors I work with shared this with me about contact information for a property management company taking care of properties for HUD. HUD has established […]
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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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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 2
When I am in court, my focus is on the safety of the building that is the subject of my prosecution. I don’t know that I’ve paid that […]
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Fewer inspectors, more problem properties
One of the very unfortunate consequences of the economic downturn is the layoff of code enforcement personnel. Peoria, Illinois is facing the layoff of about 1/3 of its […]
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Demolition One Solution to Foreclosed Homes
NPR did a story yesterday on how some banks have decided to demolish foreclosed properties in Cleveland and give the land to local government for its land bank […]
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Banks Leave Property in Limbo
The Chicago Tribune has taken on lenders over the devastation that has befallen neighborhoods while they sit back and let property deteriorate. I’ve noticed a phenomenon in my […]