Mar. 21—The Cumberland County Commission approved an updated fee schedule for the residential and commercial building codes department with a life safety/occupancy inspection fee of $250. This is the ...

People often refer to inspections in generic terms–and in so doing, get the entire concept of code enforcement mixed up. An inspection is an inspection, right? The answer is no. For those involved in ...

Homebuilders — always, everywhere, and all at once — face challenges when it comes to securing timely building inspections they require in their build cycles to “progress” and complete new homes for ...

ALBANY -- Many rental-apartment inspections are languishing more than a year behind schedule while code officials are not inspecting most large commercial buildings at all, in violation of state law, ...

Code enforcement has become extremely technical and requires code officials to have many skills. These skills include the understanding of codes and standards, communication, interpersonal, time ...

– The International Code Council recently published “Recommended Practices for Remote Virtual Inspections,” a guideline document that governmental jurisdictions should consider for an effective and ...