Alachua County code enforcement complaints

County desk or city desk. We sort it.

Unincorporated Alachua goes to Alachua County Code Administration. Inside its 9 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.

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

Fear of Retaliation

Alachua County puts it this way: “A person who reports a potential violation of a code or an ordinance must provide his or her name and address to the governing body of the respective board of county commissioners before an investigation occurs.” File it yourself and that record is public under Chapter 119.

Who Handles It

Unincorporated Alachua: Alachua County Code Administration. Inside city limits: that city’s code office, including Gainesville. 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. Alachua County or a city desk second. Then we file.
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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 Alachua County code, including Chapter 24, Codes 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 Alachua County highlights: overgrowth over 18 inches, junk and unserviceable vehicles, hazardous land and dangerous structures, and prohibited signs.

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FL SB 60

Why It Matters

SB 60 DID NOT END ALACHUA COMPLAINTS

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

Compliant filing. Our name on the paper.

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FAQS

Who handles code enforcement in Alachua County?

In unincorporated areas: Alachua County Code Administration. Call (352) 374-5238. Online, use Alachua County Online Portal (Citizenserve) - Submit a complaint. Email: codes@alachuacounty.us.

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

If the address is inside a city or town, that local government handles it. Otherwise it is unincorporated Alachua. Alachua County Property Appraiser Property Search shows which applies to a property.

Which Alachua County cities run their own code enforcement?

Alachua County has 9 incorporated municipalities: Alachua, Archer, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs, La Crosse, Micanopy, Newberry, and Waldo. Each handles code complaints inside its own limits, so confirm the address first. We do that before filing.

How do I look up a Alachua County code case?

Use Alachua County Online Portal (Citizenserve) - Search.

How tall can grass get in unincorporated Alachua County?

Section 74.36 of the county code prohibits nuisance overgrowth taller than 18 inches measured from soil level; agricultural, conservation and government-owned lands are exempt.

Can I report a code violation in Alachua County anonymously?

Not to the county or a city. Alachua County says: “A person who reports a potential violation of a code or an ordinance must provide his or her name and address to the governing body of the respective board of county commissioners before an investigation occurs.” 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 Alachua cases go before a Special Magistrate. The Special Magistrate typically hears code cases on the first Thursday of the month at 9 a.m. in Room 209 of the Alachua County Administration Building.

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

Official Contacts

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All of Alachua County.

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Cities in Alachua County

Alachua County has 9 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Each handles code complaints inside its own limits. Everything else is unincorporated Alachua and goes to Alachua County Code Administration. Linked names have their own page.

  • Alachua
  • Archer
  • Gainesville
  • Hawthorne
  • High Springs
  • La Crosse
  • Micanopy
  • Newberry
  • Waldo

Built with Integrity

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

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