You are a Project Manager managing the building of a housing development. As the plumbing is being installed, you cannot find a building permit. As the Project Manager, to whom do you report this…

The construction company is a project stakeholder, not a regulatory authority - reporting to them internally does not fulfill the legal obligation to notify the permitting authority.

Building permits are issued and enforced by local city or municipal building departments, making the local city authority the correct entity to report a missing permit violation. Regulatory compliance on construction projects requires working within the jurisdiction of the permit-issuing authority. Reporting to the city authority ensures the violation is documented and resolved by the body with legal enforcement power over the project site.

County authorities typically oversee unincorporated areas; within city limits, building permit jurisdiction belongs to the local city, not the county.

State authorities handle statewide regulations and licensing but do not typically manage individual building permit enforcement, which is delegated to local municipalities.