Richfield Township

Genesee County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Richfield Township is a jurisdiction in Genesee County, Michigan, 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: (810) 653-3564
Department Site: Visit website (opens in a new tab)

Source: richfieldtwp.org (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

Richfield Township
5381 N. State Road
Davison, MI 48423

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

Additional Notes

CORRECTED after live verification: the township's actual official site is richfieldtwp.org (confirmed via direct browser fetch, footer reads "RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP - GENESEE COUNTY"), NOT richfieldtownship.org, which is the unrelated Richfield Township in Roscommon County (confirmed via that site's own page title, "Richfield Township (Roscommon, MI)"). An earlier research pass had conflated the two due to their near-identical domains and pulled Roscommon's email/phone/BS&A portal into this record. The Genesee County township's own site lists only a general township office phone/address (Planning & Zoning page has no zoning ordinance content posted and no separate building-department email); no dedicated permit-department contact or online portal could be confirmed. Recommend a direct call to confirm building-permit routing (self-administered vs. Genesee County delegation).

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 — Richfield 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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