Code Violation Reporting in Boston, MA (2026)
1 verified code violation reporting rules for Boston, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
How to Report
The Commissioner of Housing Inspection, inside Boston's Inspectional Services Department, is legally required to accept every complaint about health or safety violations at a place of human habitation, then route Building Code and Fire Prevention Code complaints to the Building and Fire Commissioners for investigation.
Boston Housing Code Complaint Reporting Duty
Light RestrictionsBoston Code of Ordinances § 9-1.2(A)(3)
It shall further be the duty of the Commissioner of Housing Inspection: (a) To receive all complaints of violations, in or about places of human habitation, of any and all statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations enacted for the preservation of health or safety in or about places of human habitation; (b) To refer in writing to the Building Commissioner or the Fire Commissioner, as the case m...