Terms of Use
Effective . By using PermitFees.org (the "site"), you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site.
Informational purposes only
The site provides estimates of building permit fees compiled from officially published fee schedules. Everything on the site is informational. It is not legal, financial, construction, or professional advice, and it is not a quote, invoice, or official fee determination. The city or county building department that issues your permit is the sole authority on what your permit will actually cost. Departments make the final call on job valuation, which fees apply, and current rates, and fee schedules change. Always confirm with the local building department before applying for a permit, bidding a job, or making any financial decision.
No warranty
The site and everything on it are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, currency, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We work hard to source and verify every figure (our methodology explains how), but schedules are superseded, documents contain errors, and our data may lag or be wrong. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted or error-free.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, PermitFees.org and its operator will not be liable for any damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the site or its estimates, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, lost profits, lost bids, project delays, or fee differences between an estimate and what a building department actually charges, even if we have been advised such damages are possible. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the site is to stop using it.
Not affiliated with any government
PermitFees.org is an independent reference site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any government agency. Fee schedules referenced on the site are public records of the jurisdictions that adopted them; we link to the official source on every jurisdiction page so you can verify each figure yourself.
Sponsored content
Some pages carry a sponsor card for a local contractor. Sponsored placements are always labeled "Sponsored", and sponsorship never influences a fee figure: every number on the site comes from the official schedule regardless of who sponsors the page. We do not endorse sponsors, and any engagement you enter with one is solely between you and them.
Sponsorships
These terms apply when you buy a sponsor spot.
What you get. One sponsor card for your trade on the city or county page you chose, shown as described on the sales page, for as long as your subscription is active. We sell one spot per trade per city or county. We check that the spot is open before charging you; if two people pay for the same spot at the same moment, the second payment is refunded in full.
Billing. Sponsorships are billed monthly by card through Stripe, on the same day each month, starting the day you pay. The price you sign up at stays your price while your subscription is active. There is no contract or setup fee.
Cancelling. Cancel anytime by emailing sponsors@permitfees.org. We cancel the same business day and you are not charged again. Your card stays up through the end of the month you have already paid for; we do not refund partial months.
Pages that are not live yet. If you buy a spot for a city or county whose fee page is not live yet, your card goes up the day the page launches. If the page is not live within 14 days of your payment, you get a full refund.
Your card. We draft your card from the business details you give us and send it for your approval; you can send your own logo and pitch at any time. You are responsible for the accuracy of what your card says, including licensing and service claims. We may decline or remove content that is false, misleading, offensive, or unlawful; if we remove your card for that reason we refund the unused part of the current month.
No guaranteed results. We do not guarantee any number of visits, calls, or customers. Sponsor links are marked as sponsored (rel "sponsored nofollow") and are not intended to affect search engine rankings. Sponsorship never changes any fee figure on the site.
Failed payments. If a monthly payment fails, Stripe retries it and emails you to update your card. If it still cannot be collected, the subscription ends and the spot reopens to other buyers.
Acceptable use
You may use the site for personal and business reference, and you may quote figures with attribution to PermitFees.org. You may not scrape, bulk-copy, or republish the site's compiled dataset, misrepresent the site's estimates as official fee determinations, or use the site in a way that disrupts it for others. The underlying government fee schedules are public records; the site's compilation, presentation, and text are ours.
Changes
We may update the site, its data, and these terms at any time. The effective date above reflects the latest revision of these terms; continued use after a change means you accept the revised terms. If a number looks wrong, we want to know, and we would rather fix it than have anyone rely on a bad figure. See the about page for how the site works and how to reach us.