Houston Roof Permit Lookup

The City of Houston manages its building records through the iPermits portal. To find a residential roof replacement permit manually, you need to use the Houston Permitting Center's sold-permits search feature.

• Visit the official Houston Permitting Center website.
• Navigate to the iPermits portal.
• Select the Search for Permits or "Sold Permits" option.
• Enter the property address (street number and name). For best results, use less information rather than more (e.g., just the street name without "Street" or "Avenue").

When you locate a permit in the Houston system, the record will display several key pieces of information:

• Project Number: The official tracking number for the project.
• Permit Type: Usually listed as "Residential Alteration" or specifically "Roofing".
• Contractor Information: The name of the registered roofing contractor who pulled the permit.
• Status: A status of "Finaled" means the final inspection passed and the permit is closed.

Yes, the City of Houston requires a building permit for residential roof replacements. However, many properties with "Houston, TX" mailing addresses are actually located in unincorporated Harris County or surrounding jurisdictions outside city limits. These areas often have completely different permitting requirements. If the official Houston iPermits search returns no results, the property may fall outside the city's jurisdiction.

You can use our automated permit search tool to check an address, or if you're a roofing contractor looking to bid a job, you can run an instant satellite measurement to estimate the roof size first.

While the City of Houston enforces the building code, certain coastal counties in Texas also require properties to have a valid Windstorm Certificate of Compliance (WPI-8 or WPI-8-C) from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) after a roof replacement. Read our Texas WPI-8 search guide to learn how to check TDI records for windstorm compliance.