The Villages, FL · Sumter County · Permit search guide
The Villages permit search and official portals.
Sumter County Building Services issues building permits in The Villages. This guide links the official permit search and explains how to look up a record.
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Guide reviewed Nov 11, 2026. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.
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Step by step
How to search permits in The Villages.
Start with the office for the property's address. The official source shows the permit's current status, inspections and documents.
Know who issues the permit
Sumter County Building Services issues building permits in The Villages. For the Sumter County part of The Villages, Sumter County Building Services issues permits from the Villages Sumter County Service Center, 7375 Powell Road, Suite 115, Wildwood, 352-689-4400. The Villages also reaches into Lake County, Marion County and the Town of Lady Lake, which have their own building departments.
Open the official permit search
Open Sumter County Citizenserve online portal, which runs on Citizenserve. Apply online for building permits, run permit searches and public records reports, look up contractors, and view inspection reports and completed inspections.
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.
Ask the office about older records
If a permit is missing online, ask Sumter County Building Services (352-689-4400) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems.
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The Villages permits.
From the city's and county's own pages, checked Nov 11, 2026. Each note links the page it comes from.
Sumter County Building Services: For the Sumter County part of The Villages, Sumter County Building Services issues permits from the Villages Sumter County Service Center, 7375 Powell Road, Suite 115, Wildwood, 352-689-4400. The Villages also reaches into Lake County, Marion County and the Town of Lady Lake, which have their own building departments.
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