# Lake County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Lake County, FL building permits: the OPRS portal, Clermont permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/lake-county-fl Lake County Office of Building Services issues building permits for unincorporated Lake County. Clermont, Leesburg, Mount Dora and Eustis and other cities issue their own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Lake County, Florida (FL). Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Guide reviewed 2026-10-19. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website. ## Who issues permits - Lake County Office of Building Services: unincorporated Lake County (352-343-9653 ext. 5) - City of Clermont: inside city limits - City of Leesburg: inside city limits - City of Mount Dora: inside city limits - City of Eustis: inside city limits - City of Tavares: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Lake County OPRS building permits](https://mcdplus.lakecountyfl.gov/oprs_PT/): The county's online building permit system, linked from Building Services for applying for and accessing permits; a user guide and tutorial are linked on the landing page. - [Lake County Office of Building Services](https://c.lakecountyfl.gov/offices/building_services): Office page. Phone 352-343-9653 ext. 5. - [Lake County permit search by permit number](https://c.lakecountyfl.gov/offices/building_services/permit_activity_reports/permit_search_permit_num.aspx): Returns a single permit when you enter its permit number. - [Lake County OPRS zoning permits](https://mcdplus.lakecountyfl.gov/oprs_ZC/): Separate OPRS site for zoning permits. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Clermont, Leesburg, Mount Dora, Eustis or Tavares, which issue their own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Lake County Office of Building Services. 2. Open the official permit search: Open Lake County OPRS building permits, which runs on OPRS. The county's online building permit system, linked from Building Services for applying for and accessing permits; a user guide and tutorial are linked on the landing page. 3. Search by address or permit number: Search with the street address or the permit number where the portal offers those fields, then open the record for its status, inspections and documents. 4. Ask the office about older records: If a permit is missing online, ask Lake County Office of Building Services (352-343-9653 ext. 5) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Clermont: Building Services 352-241-7315 at City Hall, 685 W. Montrose St.; page links a How To Use eTRAKiT guide. [Permit portal](https://etrakit.clermontfl.org/etrakit3/) - City of Leesburg: Building Permits login is on the city's own OPRS site. [Permit portal](https://cdpservices.leesburgflorida.gov/prod/oprs_pt/) - City of Mount Dora: City homepage links 'Building Permits' to BS&A Online. [Permit portal](https://bsaonline.com/Home/MunicipalityHome?uid=2978) - City of Eustis: Use Guest Access to view permits, or request a login to apply and schedule inspections; Building Department (352) 483-5462. [Permit portal](https://app.govwell.com/eustis) - City of Tavares: Applications and plans are emailed and permits issued by email; Click2Gov is linked for online payments/inspection requests; (352) 742-6213. [Permit portal](https://tava-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html) ## Good to know - Lake County building inspections have their own phone line, 352-343-9634, and run Monday through Friday. ([source](https://c.lakecountyfl.gov/offices/building_services)) - Building Services keeps office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 320 W. Main St. in Tavares. ([source](https://c.lakecountyfl.gov/offices/building_services)) - The county's public permit lookup page finds one specific permit by its permit number rather than by address or owner. ([source](https://c.lakecountyfl.gov/offices/building_services/permit_activity_reports/permit_search_permit_num.aspx)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Lake County, Florida? Use Lake County OPRS building permits (OPRS) at https://mcdplus.lakecountyfl.gov/oprs_PT/. The county's online building permit system, linked from Building Services for applying for and accessing permits; a user guide and tutorial are linked on the landing page. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Lake County? Lake County Office of Building Services issues permits for unincorporated Lake County. City of Clermont, City of Leesburg, City of Mount Dora, City of Eustis and City of Tavares issue their own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Lake County building department? Lake County Office of Building Services: 352-343-9653 ext. 5, 320 W. Main St., Tavares, FL 32778. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Clermont issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Clermont issues building permits inside its city limits. Building Services 352-241-7315 at City Hall, 685 W. Montrose St.; page links a How To Use eTRAKiT guide. Start at https://etrakit.clermontfl.org/etrakit3/ (eTRAKiT). ### Does Leesburg issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Leesburg issues building permits inside its city limits. Building Permits login is on the city's own OPRS site. Start at https://cdpservices.leesburgflorida.gov/prod/oprs_pt/ (OPRS). ### Is Lake County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Lake County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Lake County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Lake County permit website? No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. 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