Violations

You're in violation of the Building Code, have an expired permit, done work without a permit, or plan on listing your property?

Below are the steps of how to move forward:

Please read with care and help us to help you.

Owner:

• Please be advised that per the Building Code: 780 CMR 102.8.1 Owner Responsibility; The owner shall be responsible for compliance with the code.
• Know the contents of your property file, review file at the Building Department if possible or request a copy for your reference through a public record's request.
• Important:
  • The owner should contact the authorized licensed contractor, remember the permit's applicant is responsible to close their specific building permit.
  • See Town Code (Chapter 1, Article 2) for possible penalty for building code violation.
  • Many building permits have related plumbing, gas, or electrical permits.
  • Open plumbing, gas, or electrical permits MUST be addressed by and closed out by licensed professionals only, and with the appropriate Town Inspector.

• Direct the permit holder to contact the building department in writing to continue the process, which may or may not include an appeal of the Building Official's response.

• Then, the owner may submit to the Building Department their narrative and propose their code based resolution to this Building Code violation.
• You may want to seek professional building code and/or legal advice in preparing your narrative.

Remember:

• Your process is code based and may be technical. Please factor in sufficient time to resolve this type of building code issue.
• The Building Department is committed to working with permit holders in order to facilitate their "return to code compliance" for the safety of the town's homeowners.