Why doesn't AskBaily show me Las Vegas permits inline?

Because Department of Building & Fire Prevention records change throughout the day. A pulled permit, an issued stop-work order, or a final sign-off updates on Clark County Accela in real time — any third-party mirror is already out of date. The only honest answer is the source system, so we deep-link you there.

City of Las Vegas vs unincorporated Clark County vs Henderson — which one applies?

Most of what people call 'Las Vegas' is actually unincorporated Clark County (Paradise, Spring Valley, Enterprise, Summerlin South, the Strip itself) — that goes through Clark County Building. The actual City of Las Vegas (downtown, Summerlin North, the northwest) runs its own portal at lasvegasnevada.gov. Henderson, North Las Vegas, and Boulder City each have their own permit systems. Always confirm which incorporated jurisdiction your parcel sits in before assuming Clark County has authority.

Can I see expired permits or just open ones?

Clark County Accela returns issued, finaled, expired, and cancelled permits going back roughly two decades. For pre-2005 records, you may need a public-records request to the Department — the online portal flags 'archived' on parcels where this applies.

Clark County Department of Building & Fire Prevention

Pull Your Las Vegas Building Permit — Direct Links + How to Read Codes

Clark County Accela Citizen Access is the official system of record for every building permit, mechanical permit, electrical permit, plumbing permit, pool permit, and certificate of occupancy ever issued inside unincorporated Clark County — which covers most of what people call “Las Vegas”. The City of Las Vegas (downtown, Summerlin North) runs its own companion portal. We deep-link you to both — no middleman, no stale mirror.

Clark County Accela Citizen Access

Open Clark County Accela →

Opens on clarkcountynv.gov — the official Clark County government site. For City of Las Vegas (downtown, Summerlin North) addresses, use the City of Las Vegas Permits portal. Henderson and North Las Vegas each have their own permit systems.

What to look up

Clark County Accela accepts three search axes: street address, permit number, and APN (assessor parcel number). Address search returns every permit ever pulled on the parcel — useful when buying a Summerlin or Henderson home with a backyard casita and wanting to confirm the structure was permitted, plumbed, and finaled. Permit number lookup pulls the full job card, including plan-review comments and inspection history. The portal also surfaces pool and spa permits (Las Vegas pool density is among the highest in the country and pool-fence compliance matters), HOA-overlay reviews in master-planned communities, and Department code-enforcement actions, none of which appear on private scraped mirrors.

How to read Clark County permit codes

Clark County permits use a discipline prefix that tells you the work type at a glance: BD (building), ME (mechanical / HVAC), EL (electrical), PL (plumbing), PO (pool / spa), SO (solar PV — Las Vegas has heavy solar adoption), DE (demolition), SI (sign), WA (wall / fence). A permit number like BD24-12345 reads as a 2024 building permit, sequence 12345. The status field reads Issued, Finaled, Expired (180 days without inspection), or Cancelled. Watch the SO (solar) records carefully — Las Vegas's net-metering rules and HOA constraints make solar permitting more complex than most cities, and an unpermitted rooftop array can void homeowners' insurance and trigger an HOA action.

Red flags to watch for

The single biggest red flag on a Las Vegas Valley property record is an expired permit on substantial work — pool, casita, addition, garage conversion. Clark County expires permits at 180 days of inspection inactivity, so dormant projects pile up fast. Expiration without a final inspection means the Department never confirmed the work meets code, and the buyer inherits the open permit. Second: pool permit without final + fence inspection — Nevada law requires barrier fencing and the permit isn't closed without it; an unfinaled pool is a liability magnet. Third: in master-planned communities (Summerlin, Anthem, Inspirada), watch for HOA-overlay violations — county permits don't preempt HOA design rules. Fourth: if address search returns no records on a clearly remodeled property, the work is either pre-2005 or unpermitted. Finally, watch for an SO (solar) permit on a system still operating with expired status — this is common after rapid-growth-year permitting backlogs and creates real insurance exposure.

Questions LA homeowners actually ask

Because Department of Building & Fire Prevention records change throughout the day. A pulled permit, an issued stop-work order, or a final sign-off updates on Clark County Accela in real time — any third-party mirror is already out of date. The only honest answer is the source system, so we deep-link you there.
Most of what people call 'Las Vegas' is actually unincorporated Clark County (Paradise, Spring Valley, Enterprise, Summerlin South, the Strip itself) — that goes through Clark County Building. The actual City of Las Vegas (downtown, Summerlin North, the northwest) runs its own portal at lasvegasnevada.gov. Henderson, North Las Vegas, and Boulder City each have their own permit systems. Always confirm which incorporated jurisdiction your parcel sits in before assuming Clark County has authority.

AskBaily does not scrape Clark County

We have no Clark County Accela database mirror. We do not cache permit results. We do not sell permit data. The deep- links above are the entire integration — the homeowner reads the Clark County and City of Las Vegas records on the county's and city's own systems. That is the only way to know what is actually on file.

Last reviewed 2026-04-24.