AIRMONT ‒ A New York state regulatory agency is assessing the village's code enforcement program amid claims by some residents that the government has been lax in enforcing state fire and building ...

Mount Vernon’s long-maligned Department of Buildings could face a takeover by New York state in August if it fails to remedy serious deficiencies in the city’s enforcement of the state Fire Prevention ...

June 5, 2024 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Most regular, minor maintenance projects don’t require permits—but they can trigger erroneous code violations. Most ...

In the early morning hours of Feb. 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the southcentral region of Turkey, with severe ground shaking extending over the northwestern region of Syria. In just ...

More than a dozen of downtown Beaumont's buildings in the worst shape are on the upswing. Since July 2024, Beaumont's Building Codes Department has been conducting a code sweep through some 40 ...

WEST CHESTER–While Aaron Flook, the new director for the Building, Housing and Codes Enforcement Department isn’t making big changes, his impact is being felt. Since his hiring in late July, Flook, ...

Note to New Orleans property owners who continue to flout the city's building code: The day of reckoning has arrived. View full sizeTed Jackson, The Times-Picayune archiveThis property in the Lower ...

ALBANY — Inadequate enforcement of building codes has had tragic consequences in New York, with lives of occupants and first responders lost in deadly fires linked to unsafe conditions, according to ...

HOLLY HILL - A public hearing on Jan. 22 provided Holly Hill residents with information on building code enforcement and litter control ordinances the town will adopt in February. “The purpose of our ...