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 ...

NORRISTOWN >> Many residents are familiar with the municipality’s Building and Code Enforcement Department. When buying, selling or renting a property, or when a complaint arises over high grass, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Eleven Old Order Amish families filed a religious discrimination lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, claiming a northern New York community is targeting them for building code ...

Effective February 14th, City of Erie Code Enforcement will follow an updated international building code. Across the commonwealth, an updated international building code went into effect. The city’s ...

Puerto Rico has adopted building codes that include some of the strictest standards in the world when it comes to hurricane resistance. But there’s a big problem: Bad enforcement. About 55% of all ...