Dallas permits
By Mario Bailey Last checked 2026-06-18 · 1 official source
Verified against official sourcesCity of Dallas Building Inspection
- 320 E. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas, TX 75203
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
- Official fee schedule
Look up a permit in Dallas
Dallas lets you look up permit records and application status for a property online. The DallasNow Building module record search works for anonymous users.
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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 Dallas
Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. The Building Inspection division schedules inspections through the DallasNow portal.
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Checked 2026-07-12. If the office has changed its process, report it.
Permitting activity in Dallas
In 2024, Dallas authorized permits for 6,038 new residential housing units (1,957 single-family, 4,081 in multi-family buildings), valued at $1.0B , down from6,424 the year before. That works out to about 4.8 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 1,258,858.
About Dallas
Dallas has about 584,643 housing units. The median home is valued at $295,300, against a median household income of $67,760. About 42% of homes are owner-occupied, and the typical home was built around 1980. Older housing stock usually means more renovation, electrical, and plumbing permits.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year.