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DOB Updates Rules for Certificates of Compliance

New York City Proposes Mandatory Inclusionary Housing

On September 21, 2015, New York City’s Department of City Planning released the preliminary text for a proposed Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH)...

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DOB Warns Contractors After Indictments

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is taking steps to prevent the type of dangerous job site conditions that resulted in the death of a...

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New Jersey News: New Jersey Adopts IBC 2015 Building Codes

On September 21, 2015, the State of New Jersey adopted the 2015 International Building Code (IBC 2015). Compliance on all new applications is...

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Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Prompts Cooling Tower Legislation

Prompted by the recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City, on August 18, 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation that...

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