Empowering Action for Fairer Communities
Your Voice, Your Power, Our Mission
SNITCH files Florida municipal code violation complaints on behalf of residents who fear retaliation from a neighbor, landlord, or HOA. Founded by civic activist Chaz Stevens, SNITCH acts as the named complainant of record, so the complaint carries our name instead of yours.
Florida's SB 60 (2021) ended anonymous code complaints, and a complainant's name is public under Chapter 119. Filing through SNITCH puts our name on the record instead of the client's. That reduces your exposure; it doesn't erase it, and the exact posture depends on the municipality. The cost is $299 per filing, charged only after we confirm the jurisdiction will accept our complaint.
Action Against Unfairness
Growing up, I never stayed quiet when I saw unfairness. At 12, I stood up to the bullies tormenting a classmate. That sense of justice stuck.
For decades I've pushed for government accountability, and my filings have forced changes in Florida law, including the 2022 book-challenge statute the state scaled back in 2024. But the problem most residents face is smaller and closer to home. They see a real code violation next door, and they don't report it, because filing in Florida means putting their name on the record where the neighbor, landlord, or HOA can find it.
I heard it over and over: people frustrated by a genuine violation, and afraid of what reporting it would cost them. So the violation stays. The block gets worse. I went from concerned homeowner to determined advocate, and SNITCH came out of it, a service that files the complaint as the named party of record so the resident's name stays off it.
Everything Changed
One day my desk was buried in paperwork, another unfair complaint about my home. My heart raced, my head pounded, my fists clenched. The system rewarded revenge, not fairness.
So I studied Florida's code-enforcement laws until I understood exactly how a complaint gets filed, who goes on the record, and what the public-records law does with that name. That's the foundation SNITCH is built on. The mission came out of it: turn community frustration into action that actually gets the violation addressed.
Weaponized Enforcement Ignited Action
Reporting Becomes Harassment
When a neighbor turned code enforcement against me, it felt like an attack, not a solution. The notices kept coming, each one driven by spite. The system, I realized, runs entirely on who's willing to file, and that cuts both ways. Some people file out of malice. Far more people don't file at all, because putting your name on a complaint in Florida means the person you're reporting can find out it was you.
That second group is who SNITCH is for. Residents with a real violation next door who stay silent rather than risk the retaliation. SNITCH files the complaint as the named party of record, so the condition gets addressed and the resident's name stays off the filing.
Struggles into Solutions
Today I put those frustrations to use. SNITCH came out of my own experience, a way to report a real code violation without putting your name on the filing where the person you're reporting can find it. I built the thing I wished had existed.
Fair, livable neighborhoods start with violations that actually get reported. That's the part SNITCH handles.
Our Mission at SNITCH
At SNITCH, we do the filing so you don't have to put your name on it. You send the address, the photos, and a description of the violation. We confirm the jurisdiction will take our complaint, then we file as the named party of record. Your name stays off it. That reduces your exposure and the fear of retaliation, though how much depends on the municipality.
We've been on the receiving end of code enforcement ourselves, and we built the service we wished we'd had.
Let's cut through the bureaucracy and get the violation reported. From $299, charged only after we confirm we can file.