Village of Chatham

Columbia County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Chatham is a jurisdiction in Columbia County, New York, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. 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
518-392-5821
Email
ereis@villageofchathamny.gov
Department Site
Building and Zoning, Village of Chatham (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofchathamny.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Erin Reis, Code Enforcement Officer
Tracy Memorial Village Hall
77 Main Street
Chatham, NY 12037

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Code Enforcement Officer is Erin Reis (phone extension 5924). Applications are delivered in person to Tracy Memorial Village Hall; no online permit portal found. Note: an unrelated Town of Chatham Building Department (different officials, Kent Pratt/Steve Pinto, 488 State Route 295) also appears in search results — do not confuse with this Village department.

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 Chatham'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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