Legal Aspects & Ethics for Building Departments
January 8, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Steve Thomas
Description: The first part of this course provides individuals with guidelines for administering the legal aspects of code enforcement, prosecution and maintenance. Topics will include historical results of ignoring regulations, interpretation and application of pertinent laws and theories of legal liability. The second part will discuss ethics, with a discussion of “real world” issues that affect the perception and performance of the code enforcement staff.