NAR Marketing Assets
Sample Search Results
Resources for Looking Up Permits
MARYLAND
Montgomery County
• Type the Street Number and Street Name without suffix (St, Rd, etc.) and click on the Search
button.
• Click on the hyperlinked number in the # of Applications column.
• Click on an application number to see details.
• To return to the list of permits, click on the Search Criteria tab.
Prince George’s County
https://dpiestatus.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Site/Public/Citizens/ActivitySearch.aspx
• Type House/Building/Street # and Street Name without suffix.
• Enter the code displayed in the box below the search criteria and click on the Search button.
• Click on a link under Matching Addresses.
Anne Arundel County
• To search by address, click on the Street Address button near the bottom of the screen.
• Begin typing the Street Name or scroll to it in the dropdown list and select it.
• Enter the House Number (optional) and click on the Submit Search button.
• Click on the Tax Account Number.
• Click on the radio button for the permit of interest and then on the Submit button.
Annapolis
https://etrakit.annapolis.gov/Search/permit.aspx
• Type the house number and street name (without suffix) in the search field and click on the Search
button.
• Click on a row to see details for that permit.
• Choose a permit number from the Search Results list on the left side of the screen to display details
for other permits.
VIRGINIA
Fairfax County
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fido/permits/search.aspx?pgmcat=permit&pgmtype=address
• Enter the House Number and Street Name.
• Select a date range and click on the Search button.
• Click on the Permit # of interest.
City of Alexandria
https://apex.alexandriava.gov/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService#/search
• In the dropdown list next to Search, choose Permit.
• Click in the Address field, type the house number and street name, and click on the Search button.
• Click on the Permit Number of interest. A new tab will open displaying the details.
Arlington County
https://permits.arlingtonva.us/
• Begin typing the Street Name or scroll to it in the dropdown list and select it.
• Select the Street Number.
• Click on the Permit # of interest.
WASHINGTON, DC
https://dcraonline-rms.dcra.dc.gov/navigator/?desktop=DCRAPermits
• Enter the provided Username (publicrecorduser) and Password (erecord1) and click on the Log In
button.
• Click on DCRA Building Permits in the navigation bar on the left side of the screen.
• Type the house number and/or street name and press <Enter> or click on the Search button.
• Select a row in the results list and view details on the right side of the screen.
• Click on Actions and choose an option from the dropdown list to download or open, preview, or
download a permit.
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• This is the newer method of searching for permit information in DC, but it requires that the user
create a (free) account.