A California couple is staring down stratospheric fines after their property allegedly ran afoul of local cannabis code violations. The kicker, however, is that the previous owner is to blame for the ...

When you're planning home improvements in California, skipping the permit process might seem like a quick way to save money and time. However, doing renovation work without proper permits can create ...

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Call it chickengate. Or just call it peak Petaluma. The aunt of a City Council member has been cited for illegally keeping chickens in an empty bank building downtown. According to city sources, ...

Wilkes-Barre city officials found dozens of health, building and motor vehicle code violations during walks through two neighborhoods last week and shut down a pet food facility as well. Council ...

Katherine Roberts says a six inch shortfall in ceiling height has trapped two long running in law apartments in her Cole ...

What starts as innocent garage storage or a simple weekend project can quickly spiral into a legal nightmare. Property owners across the nation are discovering that their creative garage solutions ...

As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A pause ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery ...

As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A pause ...