Dealing with Code Enforcer in town of callicoon

[Raihan Ashraf]

Hi, first time flip here. I recently newly renovated a pretty small 1600 sq ft 1 family home in Callicoon, NY. A code enforcer just recently posted an order to remedy violation in front of my home for unpermitted work. (The only evidence he has is from our listing). We did some minimal electrical work like adding in recess lighting but also made an open floor plan. I want to work with the code enforcer because I know avoiding the situation could potentially make them even more pissed off. But when I spoke to him, it seemed he wasn’t even slightly interested in compromising and kept mentioning “tearing everything down.” (Which I know is well within their right to do). My questions here are, how do code enforcers usually check to see if electrical is done right? Do they usually ask you to tear walls down to check wiring or is it certain parts?

The house is already staged so I want to avoid tearing things down. I’m confident everything is up to code but I want to know if I should be letting this code enforcer into the home to begin with.