Michigan — statewide
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes
In short
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes issues 1 permit we publish for Michigan — statewide, last verified 2026-09-03. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Builder Licenseonly if it applies to you | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes | $195 application; $150 to renew every three years | 3 years — expires 31 May | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Residential Builder License
Michigan licenses residential builders and not commercial ones — the construction codes bureau states it directly — so a purely commercial contractor needs no state license, while the skilled trades are licensed either way. The qualifier is that a residential builder's definition reaches a combined residential and commercial structure, so mixed projects are inside the regime. Veterans have the application fee waived. A sixty-hour prelicensure course is required, and continuing education is twenty-one hours in each of the first two renewal cycles then three hours thereafter. A company license needs an individual license holder as its qualifying officer, and if that individual lapses the company is suspended. Exemption threshold: an aggregate contract price under $600. A physical Michigan address is required — a post office box will not do.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan — statewide
- Phone
- (517) 241-9316
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes — builder license feesMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes — builders FAQ, confirming Michigan licenses residential but not commercial buildersMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
Other Michigan statewide offices
- Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional Licensing
- Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau
- Michigan Department of State, Business Licensing Section
- Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, Child Care Licensing Bureau
- Michigan Department of Treasury
Michigan jurisdictions
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