Nuisance Complaint Form

Environmental Emergency – If your complaint is concerning an environmental emergency, please call 911 to report the incident.

Foodborne Illness – If you believe you are sick from food you ate at a restaurant, grocery store, or public event, please complete an electronic food-borne illness complaint submission or call the health department’s Environmental Health Division at 231-882-2103 for Benzie and 231-256-0201 for Leelanau.

Public Health Issue 

Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department responds to public health-related complaints and other issues involving unsanitary conditions that may cause illness or spread disease. Examples of common complaints BLDHD investigates include restaurant employees not wearing gloves while handling food, sewage surfacing from a failing septic system, and tattoos being performed in someone’s home.

To file a complaint, please complete the online Complaint Form to provide us with the information we need to investigate your concern. Complaint Forms must be complete before an investigation will be started. 

Section 7.1 COMPLAINTS CONCERNING PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES

All complaints concerning alleged public health nuisances shall be submitted to the Health Officer. Such complaints shall include specific details regarding the situation, including the nature and location of the alleged nuisance condition, the date and time of the occurrence, the person responsible, the names of the witnesses, and the name and address of the complainant. The Health Officer may require such complaints to be submitted in writing and signed. 

You may be contacted by an Environmental Health Sanitarian for additional information, so be sure your day time contact information is accurate.  If we cannot verify your identity or contact you for follow-up, your complaint may not be investigated.  

Complaint Form