Are you buying a house? Make sure you make it conditional on a building report (or due diligence investigation) so you know that what you are buying is sound and there are no hidden issues that may end up costing you a lot to fix after settlement.

Buying a house is an expensive exercise and it’s tempting to try and save costs where you can – like using a builder mate to do the building inspection for you. But this may end up costing you more in the long run.

Purchasers can …….

The family definition is part of our zoning code. It restricts the number of people who can live in an apartment or house together in Madison based on:

whether they are renters or homeowners; and
whether they are related to one another.

Over 1/3 of the land area in Madison is zoned to prohibit more than two unrelated renters from living together. In these same areas, owner-occupied housing units can house up to five unrelated individuals. These zoning districts are primarily lower-den…….

The residential high-rise in Kenwood where an extra alarm fire occurred Wednesday morning, killing one person, has a history of code violations and building inspection failures, city records show. It’s been cited for fire-related code violations at least 11 times since October 2021, according to Department of Buildings records.

The Chicago Fire Department said…….

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Contact: DBI Communications, [email protected]

San Francisco Launches Pilot Program for Rooftop Solar Electrical Permits

During the Pilot, Licensed Contractors Can Bypass Plan Review and Get an Instant, Online Electrical Permit for Rooftop Solar Arrays

San Francisco, CA – The Department of Building Inspection today announced the pilot launch of SolarAPP+, a web-based application enab…….

OZARK, Mo. (KY3) – It’s been nearly three weeks since part of a 140-year-old building on the square in Ozark crashed down, and nearby businesses are still picking up the pieces. After the incident, KY3 News looked into the building inspection requirements in the city of Ozark and asked about safety moving forward.

The Ozark city administrator says there is no requirement for inspections and does not plan to make it one in the fut…….

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Contact: DBI Communications, [email protected]

San Francisco Launches Pilot Program for Rooftop Solar Electrical Permits

During the Pilot, Licensed Contractors Can Bypass Plan Review and Get an Instant, Online Electrical Permit for Rooftop Solar Arrays

San Francisco, CA – The Department of Building Inspection today announced the pilot launch of SolarAPP+, a web-based application enab…….

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Contact: DBI Communications, [email protected]

San Francisco Launches Pilot Program for Rooftop Solar Electrical Permits

During the Pilot, Licensed Contractors Can Bypass Plan Review and Get an Instant, Online Electrical Permit for Rooftop Solar Arrays

San Francisco, CA – The Department of Building Inspection today announced the pilot launch of SolarAPP+, a web-based application enab…….

Murphy said developers and contractors are now allowed to have projects checked by a private inspection agency if the three-day threshold is not met.

“Many developers and homeowners and their contractors know the frustration of having a project reach the stage where it n…….

Murphy said developers and contractors are now allowed to have projects checked by a private inspection agency if the three-day threshold is not met.

“Many developers and homeowners and their contractors know the frustration of having a project reach the stage where it n…….

Quadintel added another report “Global Building Inspection Services Market to its database. The report includes development analysis and in-depth insights for 2022–2030. It also provides a professional and in-depth analysis of future market development prospects and key business patterns, significant constraints and drivers, and profiles of leading market players.

The Building Inspe…….