# Madison County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press

Look up Madison County, FL building permits: the Cloudpermit portal, Madison permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed.

Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/madison-county-fl

Madison County Building Department issues building permits for unincorporated Madison County. Madison issues its own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record.

Place: Madison 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

- Madison County Building Department: unincorporated Madison County (850-973-3179)
- City of Madison: inside city limits

## Official sources

- [Madison County online permit application (Cloudpermit)](https://us.cloudpermit.com/): The county's Permit Applications page has an 'Online Permit Application' button that opens Cloudpermit. Printable PDF applications are also offered.
- [Madison County Building Department](https://madisoncountyfl.com/departments-services/building-department/): Office page. Phone 850-973-3179.
- [Madison County permit applications page](https://madisoncountyfl.com/departments-services/building-department/permit-applications/): Links to the online application and the printable building permit application.

## How to search permits

1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Madison, which issues its own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Madison County Building Department.
2. Open the official permit search: Open Madison County online permit application (Cloudpermit), which runs on Cloudpermit. The county's Permit Applications page has an 'Online Permit Application' button that opens Cloudpermit. Printable PDF applications are also offered.
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 Madison County Building Department (850-973-3179) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems.

## Municipalities

- City of Madison: The county page says City of Madison residents get permits and inspections at City Hall, 321 SW Rutledge Street.

## Good to know

- Residents of the City of Madison get permits and inspections at City Hall, not from the county Building Department. ([source](https://madisoncountyfl.com/departments-services/building-department/))
- The county Building Department is on the second floor of the Madison County Annex Building and is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. ([source](https://madisoncountyfl.com/departments-services/building-department/))

## Questions

### How do I search building permits in Madison County, Florida?

Use Madison County online permit application (Cloudpermit) (Cloudpermit) at https://us.cloudpermit.com/. The county's Permit Applications page has an 'Online Permit Application' button that opens Cloudpermit. Printable PDF applications are also offered. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead.

### Who issues building permits in Madison County?

Madison County Building Department issues permits for unincorporated Madison County. City of Madison issues its own permits inside city limits.

### What is the phone number for the Madison County building department?

Madison County Building Department: 850-973-3179, 229 SW Pinckney Street, Suite 219, Madison, FL 32340. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19.

### Does Madison issue its own building permits?

Yes. City of Madison issues building permits inside its city limits. The county page says City of Madison residents get permits and inspections at City Hall, 321 SW Rutledge Street.

### Is Madison County in the Permit Press live feed?

Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Madison County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Madison County is added.

### Is Permit Press the official Madison County permit website?

No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. Permit applications, inspections, official status and documents stay with the issuing agency.

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