How important is it to hire contractors who know and work with your local inspectors? The construction industry is rife with stories about crooked inspectors, practitioners who ignore permit ...

The former code enforcement and zoning officer in Beachwood admitted he stole $2,800 from the small Ocean County borough. Michael Ruvo, 58, of Toms River, pleaded guilty to theft by deception, the ...

The city of Rogers updated its code enforcement policy regarding "unsanitary" and "unsightly" property violations, and it could cost property owners. MORE HANDS ON APPROACH TO VIOLATIONS THAT THEY ...

Columbus City Council updated city code at the end of June to make it easier to have a pollinator garden. Still, some homeowners growing native plants are facing code violations. City officials say ...

A former code enforcement officer has been sentenced to prison in the theft of $75,000 from the city that employed her. Michelle Calderon, 39, of Egg Harbor Township, received a five-year sentence on ...

TULSA, Okla. — No one wants to live next to a trashy, dilapidated house or apartment complex. The kind with overgrown yards, junk vehicles abandoned here and there, overflowing dumpsters and garbage ...

City Council members agreed Monday, May 19, to move forward with a new ordinance that would call for active code enforcement along the city’s main thoroughfares and near parks. Brainerd Community ...

More code enforcement will be coming to North Hempstead, but the town’s union president voiced concern that the additional officer voted on Tuesday, Aug. 13, is a part-time role. “We have at least two ...