I have been a Building Official/Zoning Administrator for 20 plus years.  If you have questions regarding code matters feel free to reach out.  It may be another perspective you hadn't considered.  Since becoming an in...

I'm under contract to buy some distressed properties on the south side of chicago. Every property has a city of chicago municipal lien on them from violations from up to a year ago to many years ago. Our goal is once ...

Looking to buy a 2nd vacation home in Big Bear California and got the winning bid on one. A few problems though, since it's an older home (built in 1951) the stairs are not quite up to code (7" wide and a bit steep go...

Good afternoon.  If I buy a multifamily apartment complex, am I required to bring it into compliance with building codes?  When would I be required - only when I remodel?  I know that building codes are a local issue ...

Some of the reading I have done talks about following up with the Code Enforcement officials in my area to find houses that are under the Code Enforcement process. Does anyone use this technique to find distressed pr...

Hi Everyone.

I know I don't post often, but I read BP content all the time.

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Can anyone tell me more about the many codes involved with renovating a property? Exampl...

I was trying to reseach someone and found this person has a profile on BP after I did a search for his name. When I clicked on the name, I got this:This page failed to loadSomething went wrong when we tried to load th...

This is an opposite look at eviction. I have some friends that just got a 30 day eviction notice from the city code enforcement office (in California). My question: because this is a safety issue, how does the evictio...

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when marketing to code violations do you mail direct to the house with the violation or look up to see who is owner on title and mail to them?     Also how often do you mail to code violations once you start a campaig...