Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a series of bills Monday related to housing, healthcare, labor, data privacy and the environment.

For the first time in about 100 years, a growing number of states are deciding one staircase in apartment complexes is enough ...

An elevator outage is inconvenient for most renters. For older adults with limited mobility, it can mean being trapped at home. That’s what happened to residents of St. Giles Manor II in Pinellas Park ...

Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least ...

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase.

Though modern safety measures, such as automatic sprinkler systems, smoke detectors and self-closing doors reduce the risks associated with smoke and flame, they "do not fully substitute for the ...

Numerous fire departments expressed opposition to relaxing building codes in a California Fire Marshal report, published Monday, that examines the safety of multifamily-unit buildings three or more ...

Construction regulations have evolved through a rigorous process guided by professional expertise. But safety and housing affordability shouldn’t be seen as competing goals.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two months past a statutory deadline, California’s top fire safety regulator published a report Monday on whether and ...

The General Assembly is expected to pass Senate Bill 298, a lengthy omnibus bill that includes a repeal of the 2024 single-stair exit law.

Governor Maura Healey signed a new executive order to study allowing single stair construction in some residential buildings in an effort to ...

In the fall of 2023, the California Legislature tasked the state’s fire safety regulators with writing a report that some housing affordability advocates say could make it easier to build bigger, ...