Inside the Investigations: Costly code violation surprises

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each week the in-depth reporting from the KXAN Investigates team will get a spotlight on KXAN Live.

A conversation happened Friday morning with investigative reporter Kelly Wiley and KXAN Live anchor Will DuPree to break down one of this week’s top stories.

The story they’re talking about this week is:

• A code violation caught an Austin business owner by surprise, a year after she bought her property. She learned the previous owner did not complete work up to code, and she had no idea until she faced thousands of dollars in fines. KXAN reporter Grace Reader found out this is happening more and more often in Austin, so she asked what city leaders are doing to fix the problem.

Join Kelly Wiley and Will DuPree every Friday morning for a live recap of the latest headlines and in-depth reporting from the KXAN Investigates team.

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