Town of East Troy
Walworth County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of East Troy is a jurisdiction in Walworth County, Wisconsin, 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
- 414-745-1884
- joel@wisconsinbuildinginspections.com
- Department Site
- Town of East Troy Building Permits (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
Building Inspector is Joel Gavin, Wisconsin Building Inspections, 414-745-1884 (the same inspector who serves the Village of Eagle, Waukesha County). Town Clerk/Treasurer's Office: 262-642-5386, tetclerk@townofeasttroywi.gov. Hedge: the DSPS UDC delegated-municipality list instead shows the town's registered contact as Clerk Jean Loth, 262-642-5386, tetclerk@townofeasttroy.com (an older '.com' domain vs. the current townofeasttroywi.gov site) - included as a hedge since the domain may have changed since that list was compiled. This Town of East Troy and the adjoining Village of East Troy (both Walworth County) are a normal, separately-governed pair.
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 East Troy'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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