Hillsborough County permits
By Mario Bailey Last checked 2026-06-18 · 2 official sources
Verified against official sourcesHillsborough County Development Services
- 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33602
- Phone: (813) 272-5600
- Email: permitting@hcfl.gov
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
- Official fee schedule
Look up a permit in Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County lets you look up permit records and application status for a property online. County 'Check Permit Status' page: search for a permit in HillsGovHub to get a status update, no login necessary..
Look up Hillsborough County permit records
Or search the Hillsborough County permit portal
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- Who pulls the permit, you or me, and is the permit fee included in the bid?
- Which inspections will this job need, and who meets the inspector on site?
- Is your contractor license active in this locality, and under which business name?
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Schedule an inspection in Hillsborough County
Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. Hillsborough County 'Inspections' page under Permits and Records; covers in-person inspections, virtual inspections, fire marshal inspections, and inspector contacts..
Schedule or request a Hillsborough County inspection
Checked 2026-07-12. If the office has changed its process, report it.
Permitting activity in Hillsborough County
In 2024, Hillsborough County authorized permits for 9,053 new residential housing units (4,402 single-family, 4,651 in multi-family buildings), valued at $2.2B , down from12,716 the year before. That works out to about 5.7 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 1,581,426.
About Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County has about 618,220 housing units. The median home is valued at $333,300, against a median household income of $75,011. About 61% of homes are owner-occupied, and the typical home was built around 1990.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year.