Village of Horseheads
Chemung County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Horseheads is a jurisdiction in Chemung County, New York, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- 607-739-5691 option #2
- Department Site
- Village of Horseheads Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Robert Young, Code Enforcement OfficerVillage of Horseheads
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Direct fetch of the village permit-information page returned a 403 error; details sourced from search-result snippets of that same official page and the village's ecode360 chapter. Code Enforcement Officer identified as Robert Young; direct email not confirmed.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Village of Horseheads's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
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