Palm Beach County will have to defend itself against a class-action lawsuit that claims code-enforcement liens have been improperly inflated by adding on collection fees and interest. At stake could ...

Across Victoria, there are grungy lots overgrown with weeds, filled with junk and housing that isn’t safe for people to live in. These lots are accumulating code enforcement property tax liens from ...

Fort Meade leaders say that too many properties are encumbered by fines or liens that prevent owners from selling them, blocking prospective new residents or businesses. That is why the city staff has ...

Fort Meade residents will have to wait for the city to enact a proposed one-year amnesty program for code-enforcement fines and liens. The City Commission failed to adopt a resolution at Tuesday night ...

Uncured code liens prevent the seller from delivering marketable title, which is a mandatory requirement that can cause the entire transaction to fail. Sellers must proactively identify and secure ...

New Orleans City Councilwoman Stacy Head is targeting "sophisticated" property owners who take advantage of a loophole to avoid paying code enforcement liens. But Councilwoman Cynthia Willard-Lewis is ...

The city of Rogers updated its code enforcement policy regarding "unsanitary" and "unsightly" property violations, and it could cost property owners. MORE HANDS ON APPROACH TO VIOLATIONS THAT THEY ...