Seminole County code enforcement complaints

County desk or city desk. We sort it.

Unincorporated Seminole goes to Seminole County Code Enforcement Division. Inside its 7 cities and towns, the local government’s own code office takes the complaint.

SNITCH is a private filing service, not the County. We file as complainant of record. Your name stays off the complaint.

Compliant with Florida SB 60.
Filed with the Seminole desk that owns the address, under our name.

Fear of Retaliation

Seminole County puts it this way: “No, you will need to provide your full name, address, and phone number.” File it yourself and that record is public under Chapter 119.

Who Handles It

Unincorporated Seminole: Seminole County Code Enforcement Division. Inside city limits: that city’s code office, including Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Oviedo, Sanford, and Winter Springs. The address decides.

Agent Filing Rules

We file under our name with the desk that owns the address. If that shop bounces a third-party complainant, that filing does not sit there.

How It Works

Address first. Seminole County or a city desk second. Then we file.
How This Works

"SNITCH cuts through red tape—handling your code complaints professionally, safely, and always in compliance with Florida law.
- Chaz Stevens, Chief Snitch

We file the real ones.
We reject the rest.

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County or city code. Not a grudge.

Every submission is checked against the Seminole County code, including Chapter 53, Code Enforcement, or the city code when a city owns the address. Hearsay, neighbor wars, and junk filings do not go out. A false complaint is on the client.

Issues Seminole County highlights: high grass and weeds over 12 inches, junk, trash, and debris, inoperative or untagged vehicles, and unpermitted fences and construction.


FL SB 60

Why It Matters

SB 60 DID NOT END SEMINOLE COUNTY COMPLAINTS

Florida law requires a name and address before most code investigations start, at the county and in every Seminole city. File direct and that name is public. SNITCH files as complainant of record.

Compliant filing. Our name on the paper.

See something. File it without becoming the file.

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FAQS

Who handles code enforcement in Seminole County?

In unincorporated areas: Seminole County Code Enforcement Division, part of the Development Services Department. Call (407) 665-0000. Online, use Code Violation Form. Email: codecomplaints@seminolecountyfl.gov.

How do I know if my address is in unincorporated Seminole County?

If the address is inside a city or town, that local government handles it. Otherwise it is unincorporated Seminole. Code Enforcement Zone Map shows which applies to a property.

Which Seminole County cities run their own code enforcement?

Seminole County has 7 incorporated municipalities: Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Lake Mary, Longwood, Oviedo, Sanford, and Winter Springs. Each handles code complaints inside its own limits, so confirm the address first. We do that before filing.

How do I look up a Seminole County code case?

Use Adjudicated Cases listing (cases heard by the Special Magistrate or Code Enforcement Board).

Can I file a code complaint on behalf of someone else in Seminole County?

No. Seminole County says a complainant must give a full name (no initials), address, and first-hand knowledge of the violation, and may not submit a complaint on behalf of someone else.

Can I report a code violation in Seminole County anonymously?

Not to the county or a city. Seminole County says: “No, you will need to provide your full name, address, and phone number.” SNITCH is not anonymous either: we file under our own name as complainant of record, so yours stays off the complaint.

What happens if a violation is not fixed?

Unresolved unincorporated Seminole cases go before a Code Enforcement Board or a Special Magistrate. Special Magistrate hearings are scheduled on the second Thursday of each month.

Is my name on the complaint? What if a desk will not take an agent filing? Our FAQs answer both.

Official Contacts


All of Seminole County.

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Cities in Seminole County

Seminole County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Each handles code complaints inside its own limits. Everything else is unincorporated Seminole and goes to Seminole County Code Enforcement Division. Linked names have their own page.

Built with Integrity

  • SB 60 / Chapter 162 compliant
  • Human review before filing
  • Junk rejected. Real conditions filed.

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