For 140 years, New York has been shackled by an outdated law found nowhere else in America: the scaffold law. Enacted in 1885, this statute imposes “absolute liability” on property owners and ...
The scaffolding has cost Herefordshire Council about £400 - roughly £80,000 after more than a decade.
As any homeowner can tell you, the cost of construction is high and getting higher. The cost of building materials, lumber, concrete, and steel have spiked in recent years. Housing costs across the ...
Kevin O’Connor, CEO at RUPCO New York is in the middle of a dire housing crisis. Families in municipalities across the state are struggling to find safe, stable and affordable places to ...
New Yorkers hate sidewalk scaffolding, the omnipresent structures that seemingly spring up overnight and obstruct pedestrian traffic for years at a time. New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) ...