We can upkeep homes without punishing low-income residents. Here are some lessons for change, and cities already doing that ...

SALEM, Ore. — Small business owners in Salem are frustrated with the city's expanded code enforcement for signage, saying they're being harassed and hit with excessive violations that could cost ...

Most minor maintenance projects to your home don’t require permits—but they can trigger erroneous code violations. Most regular, minor maintenance projects don’t require permits—but they can trigger ...

Jessica Shroyer will become homeless tomorrow if the city of Fort Pierce sells her home as planned. The gray clapboard home is more than 100 years old and shows its age, with missing shingles on the ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. FAITH, S.D. – A few months ago, the city council in this ...

Yard sale season is here, and that means dozens of brightly colored signs posted along busy street corners, encouraging motorists to make a turn and discover a new treasure. It is also a time for code ...

West Palm Beach’s code enforcement officers were barred from patrols and most code violation responses for nearly two months due to departmental turmoil. The upheaval included infighting, a ...