These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of HomePermitPro (homepermitpro.com). By visiting the site, reading our guides, or contacting us, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of them, please stop using the site.
1. Who We Are
HomePermitPro is an independent educational website that explains homeowner permits, building codes, permit costs, and local building rules across the United States. It is founded and operated by MD Saeed, Founder & Researcher. The site does not file permits on your behalf, offer contracting services, or represent any government agency.
2. Educational Information — Not Professional Advice
Everything we publish is general information for homeowners. It is not legal, engineering, architectural, or contracting advice. Permit requirements, fees, setback distances, and code interpretations vary by city, county, and state — and they change frequently.
Before you start any construction project, confirm the current rules with your local building department or a licensed professional. A guide that is accurate for one city can be wrong one county over. We work hard to keep our information current, but your local permitting office always has the final word on your specific project.
3. Permitted Use of the Site
You may read, print, and share our guides for personal, non-commercial use. You may quote short passages on other websites, in videos, or in print, provided you include a visible link back to the original page on HomePermitPro.
- Do not republish our articles in full on other websites, apps, or print publications without written permission
- Do not scrape, bulk-download, or use our content to train commercial systems without written permission
- Do not use the site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any local, state, or federal regulation
- Do not attempt to disrupt, overload, or gain unauthorized access to any part of the site, its dashboard, or its underlying systems
4. User Content
If you submit comments or other material through the site, you are responsible for what you post. By submitting content, you give HomePermitPro a non-exclusive license to host, display, and distribute it as part of the site.
We may edit or remove comments that contain spam, abuse, personal attacks, dangerous construction advice, or anything else we consider inappropriate. Posting content does not make it advice we endorse — reader comments reflect the views of their authors only.
5. Third-Party Links and Sources
We link to official resources such as city and county building departments, the International Code Council (ICC), FEMA, HUD, OSHA, and state statute portals so you can verify information yourself. We also link to other third-party websites where it helps a project make sense.
We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, or privacy practices. A link is not an endorsement. When you leave our site, the destination site's own terms apply.
6. Intellectual Property
The HomePermitPro name, the site's original articles, tables, guides, and graphics are owned by HomePermitPro and protected by copyright law. Code sections, fee schedules, and regulations quoted from official government sources belong to their respective publishers.
Names and trademarks of government agencies, code bodies, or companies that appear on the site are the property of their owners. Their appearance does not imply partnership or endorsement.
7. Disclaimers
The site is provided "as is" and "as available." We make no warranties, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, or availability of the content. Building codes are adopted and amended locally, and a page can be out of date the day after we publish it.
Your reliance on any information on HomePermitPro is strictly at your own risk. Permit decisions, inspections, fines, stop-work orders, and property rules are determined by your local authorities — not by us.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, HomePermitPro and its founder will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the site — including fines, delays, re-inspections, demolition orders, lost project budgets, or any construction outcomes resulting from actions you take based on our content.
If you are planning a real project, treat our guides as a starting point and verify everything with your local building department before you spend money or break ground.
9. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless HomePermitPro and its founder from any claims, damages, or expenses arising from your misuse of the site, your violation of these Terms, or construction decisions you make based on information found here.
10. Advertising
We may display advertising on the site to keep the guides free. Advertisers never influence what we cover or what we recommend. Our editorial standards are described in our editorial policy, and data handling practices are explained in our privacy policy.
11. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Continuing to use the site after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms. Major changes will be highlighted on this page so regular readers are not caught off guard.
12. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States of America, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute relating to the site will be resolved in the courts of competent jurisdiction within the United States.
13. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Reach us through our contact page and we will respond as soon as we can. If your question is about how we research and verify permit information, our editorial policy page explains the process in detail.