Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Wisconsin bill that sought to delay enforcement of new commercial building codes based on the 2021 ...

Marion City Council approved the creation of a commercial building code enforcement department. But some fear residential ...

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 ...

Rockland officials marked three years on Feb. 14 since the county Office of Buildings and Codes took over the village of Spring Valley’s building department. The county has issued more than 16,000 ...

Bothered by increasing cases of building collapse, estate developers under the aegis of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) have called for strict enforcement of the National ...

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 ...

Most minor maintenance projects to your home don’t require permits—but they can trigger erroneous code violations. Most regular, minor maintenance projects don’t require permits—but they can trigger ...

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 ...

CANTON – The city's building and code enforcement efforts will be reinforced with an additional plumbing inspector, code officer and assistant prosecutor. Canton City Council on Monday authorized the ...

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 - Creating a statewide registry of properties with code violations as well as designating a state ombudsman to address lackluster local code enforcement programs are among 11 bills lawmakers ...

A state Senate probe of New York's building codes zeroes in on two municipalities with terrible reputations: Mount Vernon, where a lone inspector handles the entire city, and Ramapo, where lax ...