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Bill Would Provide Incentives for States to Enforce Stronger Building Codes

National News • November 14, 2007
States that already have a mandatory statewide building code and have enforcement measures in place would be eligible for an additional 4 percent of federal disaster relief funds under recently ...

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Subject: RE: Sad Commentary

Posted On: December 4, 2007, 11:34 pm CST
Posted By: NS
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The saddest thing is that the states that do have building codes are not strictly enforcing them. Our organization receives complaints from homeowners who have been HADD by their builders all the time. Homeowners who have been given certificates of occupancy when clearly building code violations exist. FL is a good example. They allow builders to hire "independent" inspectors. DUH!! Who do you think the inspector is working for? Not the city, the insurance industry, and certainly NOT for the home buyer. Building codes are only as good as the enforcement of them and we have learned that they are not being enforced in many places.

We have attempted in the past to enlist the assistance of the insurance industry to no avail. Instead they seem to be in the pocket of the NAHB. BIG MISTAKE!!!
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RE: RE: Sad Commentary CS
Dec 5, 2007, 11:48 am
RE: Sad Commentary NS
Dec 4, 2007, 11:34 pm
Sad Commentary Bill Reed
Nov 16, 2007, 7:52 am
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