Town of Monroe

Orange County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Monroe is a jurisdiction in Orange County, New York, 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: 845-783-1900 ext. 208
Department Site: Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: monroeny.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

GovWell Permitting (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Ben Maldonado, Building & Fire Inspector/Code Enforcement
Town of Monroe
1465 Orange Turnpike
Monroe, NY 10950

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

Additional Notes

This is the Town of Monroe (distinct from the same-named Village of Monroe, which has its own building department at 7 Stage Road). Lead staff: Ben Maldonado, Building & Fire Inspector/Code Enforcement (ext. 152). No public email address found for the department.

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 Monroe'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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