The wake of Hurricane Andrew in Dade County, Fla., in August 1992. Fifty-four people died in the storm, which caused over $27 billion in damages and led to Florida’s adoption of a statewide building ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A new bill has cleared its first hurdle in the Florida Senate, setting clear guidelines for counties and cities to equip code enforcement officers with body cameras. The issue ...

On Dec. 8, Marion City Council approved two pieces of legislation that would create a new building code enforcement department in a 6-2-1 vote, with six voting for, two against and one abstention. The ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Fires, neglect, failing systems, and structural problems are just a few reasons a building might sit empty and unused, something we’ve seen before. Driving past ...

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The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee approved a request to audit the city of Cape Coral on Monday after two Southwest Florida state lawmakers shared concerns in Tallahassee related to the alleged ...