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 […]
Law Enforcement and Codes
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Keeping Illegal Activity Out of Rental Property
January is the time of year when I try to clean up my office at work and at home. Sometimes I come across documents that I haven’t used […]
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 / Law Enforcement and Codes
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Call the Police
Sometimes a code violation is so serious that it demands more than the usual citation. In a recent case in Ontario, Cananda a landlord pleaded guilty to fire […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Law Enforcement and Codes / property maintenance
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Unsafe Buildings and Criminal Law
When dealing with unsafe buildings, code inspectors shouldn’t forget to consider whether criminal charges might be appropriate. A builder in Pennsylvania was recently charged with theft, deceptive practices […]
Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / Foreclosure / Law Enforcement and Codes
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Crime and vacant buildings
It seems that whenever I travel to conduct trainings, I find interesting items in the local press for this blog. My trip to Troy, Michigan last week for […]
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 / 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 […]
Foreclosure / Law Enforcement and Codes
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Damage to Foreclosed Properties
The Chicago Sun-Times has an interesting article in the paper today about how many homes are being stripped of everything before the lender takes possession. Certain items are […]