Illegal Basement Bedrooms Without Proper Egress The most common code violation inspectors discover during basement inspections involves the creation of illegal bedrooms without proper emergency escape ...

Planning a major renovation or just making small improvements around the house? Understanding building codes is crucial. These regulations exist to keep you, your family, and future occupants safe.

Repeat offenders who break the county's rules around illegal signs, building permits or trash could be forced to pay as much as $500 a day for their violations due to an ordinance update.

Don't make these mistakes, DIYers.

SPRING VALLEY - The Jan. 22 death of a baby in a residence at 18 White St. turned up scores of building code violations, county officials said. But county officials said a probe of the site as a ...