Sandy Martinez, a homeowner in Lantana, Florida, has been battling over $165,000 in fines for three minor code violations for years. She's now asking the Florida Supreme Court to consider her case and ...

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 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The building permit process has long been one of the most ...

DMF Homes was hit with a construction defect lawsuit on Feb. 9 in Florida Circuit Court for Hillsborough County over alleged building code violations at a Tampa residential property. The action, ...

Real estate development company Meritage Homes was sued by two homeowners on Aug. 27 in Florida Circuit Court for Orange County alleging building code violations and negligent construction. The ...

Interim Mayor Jacqueline Garcia-Roves speaks to Univision following a city budget council meeting at Hialeah City Hall on Monday, September 15, 2025, in Hialeah, Fla. D.A. Varela ...

SPRING VALLEY - The Jan. 22 death of a baby in a residence at 18 White St. turned up scores of building code violations, county officials said. But county officials said a probe of the site as a ...

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This story has been updated to clarify comments by government officials SPRING VALLEY - The Jan. 22 death of a baby in a residence at 18 White St. turned up scores of building code violations, county ...