Hartland Township
Livingston County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Hartland Township is a jurisdiction in Livingston 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
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Livingston County Building Department2300 E Grand River Ave
Howell, MI 48843
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 township's own site (hartlandtwp.com) that a Land Use Permit/compliance review is first obtained from the Township Planning Department (Troy Langer, Planning Director, (810) 632-7498, Hartland Township Hall, 2655 Clark Road, Hartland, MI 48353), after which Livingston County issues the actual Building Permit — county contact and portal confirmed via milivcounty.gov. The county's own page lists exceptions (City of Howell and Green Oak Township are NOT served by the county department) but does not explicitly name Hartland Township as included; since Hartland is not listed among the exceptions, inclusion is a reasonable inference rather than an explicit confirmation — hedge accordingly. County building dept phone (517) 546-3240 (an alternate number (517) 546-3830 also appeared in search results).
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 — Hartland 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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