County permit search
Lake County building permits in Florida: the records search
Official portal: Lake County Building Services Records Search.
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To find Lake County, Florida building permits, use the county's Building Services Records Search and look up the property address or the Property Appraiser's alternate key. The county only permits unincorporated Lake. If the record shows a city, such as Clermont, Leesburg, Tavares or Mount Dora, that city's building department has the permit.
Lake County permit search, step by step
Lake County only permits unincorporated Lake. Clermont, Leesburg and Tavares issue their own permits.
Open Records Search on the Lake County Building Services site.
Search by property address, or by the alternate key from the Lake County Property Appraiser.
Read the Millage Group and City on the property. Unincorporated means the county holds the permits. A city name means you call or search that city.
Address won't come up? Look the property up on the Property Appraiser site first. The county page sends people there for exactly that reason.
Official links
Lake splits permitting between the county office and fourteen cities and towns. Clermont, Leesburg, Lady Lake and Tavares all issue their own, so the county search only answers for addresses outside city limits. And those limits keep moving as the cities annex land.
On record: Lake County building permits
We read 8 Lake permit offices on . Every count for Lake is a floor; here's how we count Lake permits.
Lake County issued at least 25,838 building permits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with March 2026 the busiest month in FloridaContractorIntel's record.
- 565,000+
- permits in our Lake record
- Nov 3, 2026
- newest Lake permit on file
We read 7 of Lake's 14 cities, towns and villages, plus the county desk for unincorporated Lake.
| Oct 2025 | 2,377 |
|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 1,801 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,943 |
| Jan 2026 | 1,864 |
| Feb 2026 | 2,079 |
| Mar 2026 | 2,530 |
| Apr 2026 | 2,412 |
| May 2026 | 2,245 |
| Jun 2026 | 2,414 |
| Jul 2026 | 2,028 |
| Aug 2026 | 2,179 |
| Sep 2026 | 1,966 |
Top permit filers in Lake, July to September 2026
Lake's top license filed 101 matched permits from July to September 2026, and the runner-up was close behind.
- 1Lennar Homes, LLCCRC1334958101 permits
- 2Aspen Air ConditioningCAC182053895 permits
- 3Veteran Air Home Services, LLCCAC182277675 permits
- 4Kalos Services IncCAC181462071 permits
- 5Centex HomesCGC152751360 permits
Newest Lake County permits on file
| Issued | Work | Where | Declared value | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Single Family Detached | Clermont, FL 34787 | Not published | Taylor Morrison of Florida, Inc. |
| Nov 3, 2026 | HVAC | Clermont, FL 34711 | Not published | Seb HVAC Solutions LLC |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Solar | Clermont, FL 34711 | Not published | Unicity Solar Energy LLC |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Electrical | Clermont, FL 34711 | Not published | Drc Electrical Contractors LLC |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Single Family Residence | Clermont, FL 34714 | $526,000 declared | Centex Homes |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Single Family Residence | Clermont, FL 34714 | $217,000 declared | Centex Homes |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Single Family Residence | Clermont, FL 34714 | $535,000 declared | Centex Homes |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Single Family Residence | Clermont, FL 34714 | $524,000 declared | Centex Homes |
For contractors working Lake County
Lake's records search wants the address first. Market Intel starts from the work.
Roofing out-filed every other named trade in Lake from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: at least 4,549 permits. Even with the address, you still have to work out whether the county or one of the fourteen cities and towns issued the permit.
Lake County permit lookup questions
Is this Lake County, Florida?
Yes. It's the county west of Orlando, with Tavares as the county seat.
How can I tell if a Lake County address is unincorporated?
Pull the property up in the records search or on the Property Appraiser site and check the Millage Group and City fields. If it says unincorporated, the county issues the permits.
Where do I find Clermont permits?
With the City of Clermont. When a property is inside city limits, the county records search points you to the city.
How many Lake building permits are there?
Lake has 565,000+ in our record, across the 8 offices we read, newest dated November 3, 2026. That's a floor, so Lake's real total is higher.
Who pulled the most Lake permits last quarter?
It was close in Lake from July to September 2026: Lennar Homes, LLC (101), Aspen Air Conditioning (95) and Veteran Air Home Services, LLC (75). Only permits matched to a license count.