up to code
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After decades with long-term tenants, the brothers calculated that getting the apartments back up to code would cost thousands of dollars that couldn’t be recouped at the artificially low rent cap.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
If a house was a century old and not up to code, it often burned quickly and passed the fire on to its neighbors, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
Some fear the blaze structurally weakened the site or that any repairs carried out were insufficient or not up to code.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025
If the home or building hasn’t been updated in recent decades, it’s likely not up to code, Miller says.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023
“The basement rooms are up to code, yes,” Carlos says.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
