Union, NY Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

Section 86-12 of the Town of Union Code makes the Code Enforcement Officer the intake point for building and fire code complaints. The officer reviews and investigates complaints alleging conditions or activities that fail to comply with the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, Chapter 86 or any other local law, ordinance or regulation adopted to administer and enforce those codes. The response includes whichever of these steps the officer deems appropriate: an inspection with documented results, notice of the violation to the owner and any other responsible person with an opportunity to abate, correct or cure it, a stop-work order if appropriate, and a follow-up inspection and final written report filed with the complaint. Section 86-11(B) separately lets the officer inspect on receipt of a written statement alleging noncompliance. Section 86-13 requires the officer to keep records of all complaints received, and they are public records open to inspection during normal business hours.

Other chapters send reports elsewhere. Under Section 71-9, any person who observes a dog in violation of the animal article files a complaint under oath with a Town Justice, specifying the nature of the violation, the date, a description of the dog and the name and residence, if known, of the owner. Under Section 181-30, a complaint about a subdivision violation is made in writing and filed with the Engineering Department, which records it and immediately investigates. Section 169-2 lets employees register a smoking complaint with the Broome County Board of Health Enforcement Officer. The sections read here print no hotline or telephone number, so reach the Town's Building Department for current contact details. These rules apply in the Town of Union outside the Villages of Endicott and Johnson City.