Florida ranks highest among 18 hurricane-region states for building codes and their enforcement, according to the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety. The institute praised its ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A new bill has cleared its first hurdle in the Florida Senate, setting clear guidelines for counties and cities to equip code enforcement officers with body cameras. The issue ...

As Florida weighs proposals to eliminate property taxes, Miami is seeking state approval to use building fees to offset general operating costs and preserve funding for essential city services. Miami ...

On Dec. 8, Marion City Council approved two pieces of legislation that would create a new building code enforcement department in a 6-2-1 vote, with six voting for, two against and one abstention. The ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rockland officials marked three years on Feb. 14 since the county Office of Buildings and Codes took over the village of Spring ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Fires, neglect, failing systems, and structural problems are just a few reasons a building might sit empty and unused, something we’ve seen before. Driving past ...

The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee approved a request to audit the city of Cape Coral on Monday after two Southwest Florida state lawmakers shared concerns in Tallahassee related to the alleged ...