Town of Durham

Greene County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Durham is a jurisdiction in Greene County, New York, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. 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
518-239-6122 ext. 4
Email
durhambldg@durhamny.com
Department Site
Building & Zoning Department, Town of Durham (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Mark Overbaugh, Code Officer
7309 Route 81
East Durham, NY 12423

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

Additional Notes

Code Officer identified in search results as Mark Overbaugh. Note the town uses both durhamny.gov and durhamny.com domains across its web presence (the building department email uses .com); this was not independently re-verified on an official page fetch. Office at 7309 Route 81, East Durham, NY 12423; fax 518-239-4140.

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 — Town of Durham'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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