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 ...

June 5, 2024 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Most regular, minor maintenance projects don’t require permits—but they can trigger erroneous code violations. Most ...

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 ...

Rockland officials marked three years on Feb. 14 since the county Office of Buildings and Codes took over the village of Spring Valley’s building department. The county has issued more than 16,000 ...

A state Senate probe of New York's building codes zeroes in on two municipalities with terrible reputations: Mount Vernon, where a lone inspector handles the entire city, and Ramapo, where lax ...

After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...

Inspectors from Pitt County will oversee building code compliance and rules that govern floodplain development in Farmville following approval by the Pitt County Board of Commissioners of a request fr ...

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 ...