The city of Solvang is taking steps to shed its “paper tiger” reputation on municipal code enforcement. The City Council on Monday voted 5-0 to give ...

When a renter approached Mitra Jalali to complain that a neglectful landlord failed to fix her broken toilet for more than a week during a hot stretch of summer, Jalali was largely at a loss for how ...

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 ...

AND WHY IT’S SUCH A CONCERN IN THE CITY. EACH TYPE OF CASE MIGHT HAVE ITS OWN CHALLENGES, THE WAY SENIOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER RYAN HUBER SEES IT. AS LONG AS ELK GROVE HAS CODE ENFORCEMENT, THEY’LL ...

After years of advocating for the power to impose non-criminal fines on rulebreakers, the St. Paul City Council voted 7-0 on Wednesday to amend the city charter to give itself the power to do just ...