Appeals must be made within 45 days of the action, order, interpretation or failure to act. The State Building Code Appeals Board typically adjudicates 12 to 14 appeals per month. The maximum number of hearings held per meeting is seven. The Appeals Board is required to provide all parties to an appeal ten days notice of a scheduled hearing. Filing forms and filing instructions are located in Appendix B of the Sixth Edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code.
Forms are also available at any local building department.
MA 02108 Hearings are scheduled in the order received.