Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Quality code enforcement is a problem many municipalities face. Because of that, Chautauqua County officials are looking at helping improve the process. Chautauqua County’s Housing Work Group and its ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — With some of the oldest housing stock in the country, the Buffalo Common Council is proposing some changes to step up property maintenance and code enforcement. For Buffalo Common ...

SCHENECTADY — Christopher Lunn was hired five years ago by Mayor Gary McCarthy to overhaul the then-beleaguered code enforcement bureau that was reeling from a fatal high-rise apartment building blaze ...

Greenwood Code Enforcement is seeking changes to the city code that would allow them to quickly act to issue tickets to semi drivers and property owners that allow them to park in areas the city doesn ...

A branch of the American Civil Liberties Union sued Sonoma County Wednesday over what the civil rights organization called the “runaway” and unconstitutional use of drone surveillance in the county’s ...

Columbus City Council updated city code at the end of June to make it easier to have a pollinator garden. Still, some homeowners growing native plants are facing code violations. City officials say ...