Los Angeles permits
By Mario Bailey Last checked 2026-06-17 · 2 official sources
Verified against official sourcesLos Angeles Department of Building and Safety
- 201 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Phone: (213) 473-3231
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
- Official fee schedule
Look up a permit in Los Angeles
Los Angeles lets you look up permit records and application status for a property online. LADBS Permit and Inspection Report tool, public permit and inspection history by address.
Look up Los Angeles permit records
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Schedule an inspection in Los Angeles
Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. LADBS inspection page with request-an-inspection options for permit holders.
Schedule or request a Los Angeles inspection
Checked 2026-07-12. If the office has changed its process, report it.
Real permit outcomes in Los Angeles
Based on 46,900 residential permits issued in Los Angeles between 2025-07-12 and 2026-07-12: the median declared project value was $7,200;
Source: City of Los Angeles building permits (open data), fetched 2026-07-12. Figures are medians of actual issued-permit records, not a quote.
Permitting activity in Los Angeles
In 2024, Los Angeles authorized permits for 10,488 new residential housing units (3,041 single-family, 7,447 in multi-family buildings), valued at $1.6B , down from13,154 the year before. That works out to about 2.6 permits per 1,000 residents. It is a useful gauge of how busy the local permit office is.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual data · population 3,970,219.
About Los Angeles
Los Angeles has about 1,537,034 housing units. The median home is valued at $879,500, against a median household income of $80,366. About 36% of homes are owner-occupied, and the typical home was built around 1964. Older housing stock usually means more renovation, electrical, and plumbing permits.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year.