Huntington routes FOIL by department. Prepare the tax-map number and distinguish building paperwork from a county Health Department search.
Source-backed guidance Reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Before you search
Start with the right identifiers.
Street address, Suffolk tax-map number, town or incorporated village, approximate work dates, and permit references.
Bring what you have. Missing identifiers can be part of the route review.01
Identify the department before sending
Huntington administers FOIL department by department and links its departmental officers. Use the current list to route building records; do not rely on an old individual email copied from another page.
The application asks for the record-holding department and encourages the Suffolk tax-map number for property searches. Our request names permits, inspection reports, and closeout attachments for a bounded period.
The town request does not complete a Suffolk Health Department search. Where the question concerns county-held records, use the county route separately and compare identifiers across the returned files.
Please provide existing Building Department tank-related permits, inspection reports, and closeout attachments for [address; Suffolk tax-map number], [dates]. Please identify any village or other custodian holding the requested category.
Replace the bracketed fields and follow the agency’s current form, disclosure, and fee instructions. This is a draft, not a sent request.
Keep the limits visible.
Departmental routing is verified; document availability and village jurisdiction still need property-level confirmation. A town response does not cover every county or state file.
Send the property and your question. First, we confirm whether we can help and which records to pursue. You do not need an existing file to get started.
Cost
Free during the founder-led beta. Any agency fees are identified separately before a paid request.
First response
Initial route review target: 2 business days—not a final report deadline.
Your records
Private intake. No public case pages.
We confirm the scope and any request authorization before agency outreach. Agency timing varies; a record may be unavailable. Research is not a safety certification or legal opinion.