# The Villages, FL Permit Search: Permit Lookup | Permit Press

The Villages, FL building permits are issued by Sumter County Building Services. Find the official permit search and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed.

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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.

Place: The Villages, Sumter County, Florida (FL). Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Guide reviewed 2026-11-11. Part of the [Sumter County permit guide](https://permit.press/permit-search/sumter-county-fl). Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.

## Who issues permits

- Sumter County Building Services: building permits in The Villages (352-689-4400)

## Official sources

- [Sumter County Citizenserve online portal](https://www.citizenserve.com/Portal/PortalController?Action=showHomePage&ctzPagePrefix=Portal_&installationID=445): Apply online for building permits, run permit searches and public records reports, look up contractors, and view inspection reports and completed inspections.
- [Sumter County Building Services](https://www.sumtercountyfl.gov/77/Building-Services): County office page. Phone 352-689-4400.

## How to search permits

1. 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.
2. 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.
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 Sumter County Building Services (352-689-4400) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems.

## Good to know

- 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. ([source](https://www.sumtercountyfl.gov/77/Building-Services))

## Questions

### How do I search building permits in The Villages, Florida?

Sumter County Building Services issues building permits in The Villages, so search the county's records: Sumter County Citizenserve online portal at https://www.citizenserve.com/Portal/PortalController?Action=showHomePage&ctzPagePrefix=Portal_&installationID=445. 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.

### Who issues building permits in The Villages?

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.

### Which county is The Villages, Florida in?

The Villages is in Sumter County. The Sumter County permit guide on Permit Press lists the county building office, its permit search and the other cities that issue their own permits.

### Is The Villages in the Permit Press live feed?

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

### Is Permit Press the official The Villages 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.

## Other permit guides

- [Sumter County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/sumter-county-fl)

[All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida)

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