Colonie, NY Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)
Key Facts
- Who handles complaints
- Building Department Manager
- Governing section
- Town Code § 62-25
- Covers
- Uniform Code, Energy Code, Chapter 62/20 violations
- Response steps
- Inspect, notify, stop-work/ticket, reinspect
- Penalty on conviction
- Up to $500 fine or 15 days jail
Summary
Residents report suspected Uniform Code, Energy Code, or property maintenance violations to the Town of Colonie Building Department Manager, who reviews and investigates every complaint under § 62-25, inspects the condition, documents findings, and can issue a notice of violation, stop-work order, or appearance ticket.
The Building Department Manager shall review and investigate complaints which allege or assert the existence of conditions or activities that fail to comply with the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, this chapter, Chapter 20, or any other local law or regulation adopted for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code or the Energy Code. The process for responding to a complaint shall include such of the following steps as the Building Department Manager may deem to be appropriate: A. Performing an inspection of the conditions and/or activities alleged to be in violation, and documenting the results of such inspection. B. If a violation is found to exist, providing the owner of the affected property and any other person who may be responsible for the violation with notice of the violation and opportunity to abate, correct or cure the violation, or otherwise proceeding in the manner described in § 62-26, Violations, of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4902401; v37 updated 2026-05-28; through 05-28-2026).
Full Breakdown
" That covers everything from unpermitted construction to property maintenance violations under Chapter 62's Article IV. The section spells out the response process the Manager may follow once a complaint comes in: first, performing an inspection of the conditions or activities alleged to be in violation and documenting the results; second, if a violation is found, giving the property owner and any other responsible person notice of the violation with a chance to abate, correct, or cure it, or proceeding under § 62-26's violations process; third, issuing a stop-work order or appearance tickets if warranted; and fourth, once a violation is corrected, reinspecting to confirm the fix and filing a final written report with the complaint file.
Because the statute lets the Manager use "such of the following steps as [he] may deem to be appropriate," not every complaint triggers all four steps, but every complaint gets logged, inspected, and tracked to a documented outcome. Orders to remedy issued from a substantiated complaint must be in writing, dated, signed, specify the violated provision, and set a compliance deadline under § 62-26A, giving the reporting resident and the property owner a paper trail through resolution.
Violations & Fines
A substantiated complaint can lead to an order to remedy under § 62-26A, an appearance ticket, or both. Anyone who fails to comply with a written order, or who knowingly violates Chapter 62, faces a fine of up to $500 or 15 days in jail per § 62-26B, and a separate civil penalty of up to $500 for each day the violation continues, recoverable by the Town of Colonie.
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Sources & Official References
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