TOKYO -- Rental unit provider Leopalace21 suffered a record loss for the April-December period as earnings were squeezed by a series of building-code violations at its properties, the company ...

Ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) protection is now required for outlets in the kitchen, bathroom and garage, and for all outdoor circuits. It cuts power to a circuit if it detects a current ...

A church-run homeless shelter was cited for dozens of fire and building code violations last month and will need to install sprinklers, alarms, fire-safe doors among other upgrades or risk fines and ...