Standards and codes are established with one primary purpose: to protect human life and property. Many of these guidelines were created as reactions to past disasters, serving as preventive measures ...

That tall privacy fence blocking prying neighbor eyes might be blocking more than you intended – your compliance with local height regulations. Front yard fences are often limited to a lower height - ...

Covington's Homeowner Repair Program helps pay for urgent repairs like a leaky roof. It’s a letter no homeowner wants to receive: A notice from the city building inspector of a code violation on your ...

You love your home. It's your personal haven, your biggest investment. Yet beneath that familiar comfort lurks something most homeowners never think about: hidden code violations that could cost ...

The city of East Moline will join Rock Island and Moline in a cooperative program that helps resolve code-enforcement cases. Aldermen this week voted to participate in the joint municipal code ...

Three weeks ago, a fire on Monticello Avenue displaced 30 Jersey City residents. That building was cited with 17 violations related to fire safety. Unfortunately, the enforcement of fines against ...

A church-run homeless shelter was cited for dozens of fire and building code violations last month and will need to install sprinklers, alarms, fire-safe doors among other upgrades or risk fines and ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Homes and businesses were damaged by hurricanes; properties left in shambles. Months later, another storm cloud is brewing in St. Petersburg, as code enforcement cases ...