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 ...

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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WEST CHESTER–While Aaron Flook, the new director for the Building, Housing and Codes Enforcement Department isn’t making big changes, his impact is being felt. Since his hiring in late July, Flook, ...

Note to New Orleans property owners who continue to flout the city's building code: The day of reckoning has arrived. View full sizeTed Jackson, The Times-Picayune archiveThis property in the Lower ...

HOLLY HILL - A public hearing on Jan. 22 provided Holly Hill residents with information on building code enforcement and litter control ordinances the town will adopt in February. “The purpose of our ...