City of Inkster

Wayne County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Inkster is a jurisdiction in Wayne 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: 313-563-4236
Department Site: City of Inkster Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: cityofinkster.com (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

City of Inkster Building Department
26215 Trowbridge
Inkster, MI 48141

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed on the city's own official site (cityofinkster.com / cityofinkstermi.gov). The BS&A Online portal (bsaonline.com, uid=671) is confirmed to cover City of Inkster Assessing, Building Department (permit records search and fee payment), Tax, and Utility Billing. A separate Building Department direct phone/email was referenced in some sources as an inspection line ((313) 563-7716, building@cityofinkster.com) and email building@cityofinkster.com, but this could not be independently re-confirmed via direct page fetch, so only the main city phone number (confirmed) is given here — treat the inspection-line number/email as an unconfirmed but plausible additional lead.

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 — City of Inkster'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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