Milford Charter Township

Oakland County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Milford Charter Township is a jurisdiction in Oakland County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: (248) 684-1296
Email: permits@milfordtwpmi.gov
Department Site: Charter Township of Milford Building Department (Jay James, P.E., Building Official) (opens in a new tab)

Source: milfordtwpmi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (opens in a new tab)

Online Fee Payment (G2G Cloud) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Charter Township of Milford Building Department
1100 Atlantic Street
Milford, MI 48381

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Address 1100 Atlantic Street, Milford, MI 48381 is confirmed from the township's own official site footer (milfordtwpmi.gov), but this is the same address listed for the separate Village of Milford government -- likely a shared municipal complex, but unconfirmed; flagged as a hedge rather than omitted. This is a distinct, separate government from the Village of Milford despite sharing 'Milford' in the name and (apparently) an address.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Milford Charter Township's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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