On a warm Monday morning in May, two Columbus code inspectors carefully entered the Northeast Side apartment of Aydarus Farah. Their shoes squished as they stepped in. Both the main floor and the ...

A leveled property at the intersection of Hazzard and Partridge streets in Jamestown is pictured Thursday. A city resident questioned the lack of remediation in the last year. P-J photo by Eric Tichy ...

Shopping malls, once the commercial hubs of the holiday season, are in decline. But in Bangor, it's also meant a rise in municipal code violations that are so severe that the city has taken the mall's ...

SPRINGFIELD – A popular spot for fried rice and fast casual Asian dining was found to have cooked white rice stored for over ...

Covington's Homeowner Repair Program helps pay for urgent repairs like a leaky roof. It’s a letter no homeowner wants to receive: A notice from the city building inspector of a code violation on your ...

Glendale wants to stiffen punishments for those who repeatedly create blight in their neighborhoods and break other city rules. Those continually cited for violations such as parking on front yards or ...