Lake County, FL

Building & Permitting Office

Department: Lake County Office of Building Services

Address: 315 West Main Street, Tavares, FL 32778 (mail: P.O. Box 7800, Tavares, FL 32778)

Phone: 352-343-9653

Health Department (Septic & Well Permits)

Septic and well approvals run through the health department - most counties require the septic permit or existing-system approval before the move-on permit is issued.

Department: Florida Department of Health in Lake County

Address: PO Box 1305, Tavares, FL 32778

Phone: 352-589-6424

Environmental Health (septic/well): 352-253-6130 (EH: 320 West Main St., Tavares, FL 32778)

Website:
https://lake.floridahealth.gov

Manufactured home requirements:

• Florida septic permits are now a state DEP program, but this county's health department Environmental Health office still takes the applications and issues the permits locally
• County posts its own new-OSTDS-permit requirements document

Manufactured Home Notes

• Mobile home permit package requires impact fee receipt or deferral letter, a driveway permit if on a county-maintained road, and septic permit/health department approval where applicable.
• Placement in a rental park requires written park permission before the permit is released.
• Owner must provide legal sewage, water, and electric service and meet the county's mobile home construction and placement standards.

Florida installations follow FS 320 and Rule 15C-1/15C-2 (DHSMV) with licensed installers and installation decals; county building permits, tie-downs and wind-zone compliance apply.

County Packet: Mobile Home Permit Worksheet

The county's own permitting packet, with our Manufactured Home Notes summary included as page 1. Source: county website, retrieved August 19, 2026.

Full County Code of Ordinances

Codes change often, so we link you straight to the county's official, always-current version.