Boston, MA · Demolition permit
Boston, MA demolition permit checklist
16 required items. Read from the town's pages on 09/28/2026.
In the packet (5)
- Workers' compensation affidavit, signed BBRS Building Permit Application To Construct, Repair, Renovate Or Demolish a One- or Two-Family Dwelling (PDF, marked 'Revised Mar 2011')
- Site plan showing what is being demolished and what remains 780 CMR 51.00 Massachusetts Residential Code (10th ed.), Chapter R1 Scope and Application (unofficial copy)
- Permit fee Long-Form Permit | Boston.gov
- Utility disconnect confirmations ISD Demolition Checklist
- Pest control (rodent) report ISD Demolition Checklist
Filed on Boston Inspectional Services Department online portal (Online Permits and Licenses) (2)
- Building permit application, completed, signed and dated Mass.gov: Building permit applications for non-state-owned buildings
- Debris disposal facility named M.G.L. c.40 s.54
Only when it applies (9)
- Owner authorization for the contractor to apply (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): yes) BBRS Building Permit Application To Construct, Repair, Renovate Or Demolish a One- or Two-Family Dwelling (PDF, marked 'Revised Mar 2011')
- Homeowner exemption affidavit (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): no) Homeowners' Exemption Eligibility Affidavit - Sample (DOCX)
- Construction Supervisor License number on the application, current (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): yes) 780 CMR 10th ed. Chapter 110.R5 Licensing of Construction Supervisors (unofficial copy)
- Supervisor license covers demolition (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): yes) Mass.gov: Learn about different Construction Supervisor Licenses
- Signed contract or cost breakdown (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): yes) Short-Form Permit | Boston.gov
- Copy of the Construction Supervisor License (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): yes) Short-Form Permit | Boston.gov
- Certificate of liability insurance, current (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): yes) Electrical Permit | Boston.gov
- Boston contractor affidavits: Site Safety Plan, Mattocks-Higgins workplace safety, and experience rating form (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): yes) Short-Form Permit | Boston.gov
- Historic Commission or historic district sign-off (when Is the property in a historic district, or is the building 50 or more years old: yes) ISD Demolition Checklist