Town of Claverack
Columbia County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Claverack is a jurisdiction in Columbia 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
- (518) 672-4471
- Department Site
- Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
Two phone numbers appear across official/semi-official sources for this department: (518) 672-4471 (on the town's own building permit application form) and (518) 672-7911 (on a directory listing); both are given here as possibly interchangeable lines for the same office. Fax: (518) 672-4821. Department email is Cloudflare-obfuscated on the site (claverackny.gov) and could not be reliably extracted. No named building inspector was confirmed. Administrative hours Mon-Thu 12-3 PM; Building Inspector hours Tue-Thu roughly 12:30-4:30 PM (sources vary slightly). Address: 91 Church Street, PO Box V, Mellenville, NY 12544.
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 Claverack'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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- Town of Canaan
- Village of Chatham
- Town of Chatham
- Town of Clermont
- Town of Copake
- Town of Gallatin
- Town of Germantown
- Town of Ghent
- Town of Greenport
- Town of Hillsdale
- City of Hudson
- Village of Kinderhook
- Town of Kinderhook
- Town of Livingston
- Town of New Lebanon
- Village of Philmont
- Village of Valatie