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

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 ...

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 ...

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have delayed Wisconsin’s commercial building codes, citing safety, energy efficiency, and developer clarity.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...