Original Building Permit Records are Now Being Offered to Residential Property Owners
Original residential permit applications kept on file by the County can now be turned over to the current property owners -- rather than be destroyed after their record retention period is reached -- in compliance with the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. Permits since 2008 have not yet met their 10-year retention requirement and are not yet eligible for disposition.
Building permits from the 1960's up to 2007 may now be requested by completing the request form for Building Permit Records Offered to Homeowners online, printing it out and then turning it into the Community Development at the County Municipal Building. Click here to download this request form as a PDF file. Alternatively, email the completed form to: cdd@lacnm.us.
Residential building permits are filed by street address, so you do not need to know the year of the permit nor the permit number to request available documents on file for your address.
Please be aware that not all addresses within Los Alamos County have permits available. Some homes were built for the Atomic Energy Commission prior to the incorporation of Los Alamos County. Apartments and certain townhomes are permitted under commercial building codes and are not part of this program.
Homes classified as manufactured housing or modular construction are permitted by the State, rather than the County, though it is possible there are permits on file for foundation only, fences, or the placement of small structures accessory to the dwelling.