Lawrence Township

Van Buren County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Lawrence Township is a jurisdiction in Van Buren 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: 269-539-8747
Email: permits.mcillc@gmail.com
Department Site: Building Department via Michigan Code Inspections, LLC (MCI) (opens in a new tab)

Source: lawrence-township.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

MCI Permits Portal (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Lawrence Township, 411 N Paw Paw St
Lawrence, MI 49064

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the township's own official site (lawrence-township.org) that Michigan Code Inspections, LLC (MCI) handles all building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing/demolition permits and inspections; MCI does not maintain regular on-site hours at the Township Hall, so contact MCI directly. Address given (411 N Paw Paw St) is from the official township site; a separate, unverified third-party search snippet listed the township clerk at '122 West Saint Joseph Street' instead — flagged as a possible discrepancy/older listing, not used here. Distinct from Village of Lawrence (#9) and Village of Lawton (#11), both also in Van Buren County.

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 — Lawrence 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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