Village of Washingtonville

Orange County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Washingtonville is a jurisdiction in Orange 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.

Contact

Phone
845-496-7727
Email
BuildingDepartment@washingtonville-ny.gov
Department Site
Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: washingtonville-ny.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

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

Additional Notes

HEDGE: the live Building Department page displayed no direct phone/email when checked directly (only a general description and application/fee-schedule links); the general Village Hall line is 845-496-3221. A department-specific phone (845-496-7727) and email (BuildingDepartment@washingtonville-ny.gov) surfaced via search-engine summaries of the site but could not be independently re-confirmed on the live page, so treat as unconfirmed pending a direct call. Search results also indicate a Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector named Jeanne (Jeannie) Ovensen — who other (non-official) sources separately list as Building Inspector for the neighboring Town of Blooming Grove — possibly with Assistant Building Inspectors Robin Coleman and Steve Giacco; none of this staffing detail could be confirmed on an official Village of Washingtonville page, so it is omitted from certHolder fields and should be verified directly with the Village.

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 — Village of Washingtonville'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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