Village of Deerfield
Lenawee County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Deerfield is a jurisdiction in Lenawee County, Michigan, 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
- 517-673-0004
- Department Site
- Village of Deerfield Building Inspector (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
Village of Deerfield101 W. River Street, P.O. Box 277
Deerfield, MI 49238
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
This is a SEPARATE government from Deerfield Township, Lenawee County (next entry), though both share the Deerfield, MI 49238 address area. Sourcing conflict: the Village's own official site (deerfieldmichigan.gov) lists Building Inspector as Paul Hammerstrom Jr. (cell 517-403-6773, fax 517-447-3164), while Lenawee County's official 2025 Government Directory (lenawee.mi.us) lists the Village of Deerfield's Building Inspector as Kevin Arquette, 517-673-0004. Both are official-source-confirmed but disagree, possibly reflecting a personnel change between when each was last updated; Kevin Arquette (county directory, dated 2025) is used as phone here as the more recently dated official document, but this should be treated as somewhat uncertain. Village office line: 517-447-3138.
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 Deerfield'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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