Town of Mohawk

Montgomery County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Mohawk is a jurisdiction in Montgomery 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, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone
518-853-4335
Email
swaddle@villageoffonda.ny.gov
Department Site
Building/Fire Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofmohawkny.com (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

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

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Stan Waddle, Building/Fire Code Enforcer
Town of Mohawk
2-4 Park Street, PO Box 415
Fonda, NY 12068

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

Additional Notes

Uncertain/hedged: Stan Waddle is named as the Town of Mohawk's Building/Fire Code Enforcer on the town's official officials directory, but the only phone/email found for him are tied to his separate role at the Village of Fonda (which sits inside the Town of Mohawk) - this may reflect a shared code-enforcement arrangement between the town and village, but is not independently confirmed. General Town Hall line (518-853-3031, Richard A. Papa Office Building, 2-4 Park Street, PO Box 415, Fonda, NY 12068) can also route inquiries.

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 Mohawk'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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