Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: April 17, 2026

This disclosure is provided in compliance with the Federal Trade Commission's guidelines on endorsements and testimonials (16 CFR Part 255). Please read it carefully before relying on any links or recommendations on this site.

Our Affiliate Relationships

Permit Lookup (permit-lookup.lifeofabit.com), operated by Life of a Bit, participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means that some links on this site — for example, links to contractor-matching services, building materials, or homeowner tools — are affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link and complete a qualifying action (such as making a purchase, requesting a contractor quote, or signing up for a service), we may receive a commission or referral fee from the merchant or affiliate network.

This costs you nothing extra. The price you pay for any product or service is never affected by whether you arrived through an affiliate link.

Affiliate Programs We Participate In

We participate in, or may participate in, the following affiliate programs:

• Amazon Associates — We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
• Home-services affiliate networks — We may link to contractor-matching and home-services platforms through affiliate networks such as Impact.com and similar networks. These links may connect you to services like Angi, Porch, Thumbtack, or comparable platforms. We may earn a referral fee when you submit a service request through such links.
• EnergySage and SolarReviews — Our related solar calculator site may participate in affiliate programs for residential solar lead platforms. Those disclosures are provided separately on that site.
• Google AdSense — We may display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising through Google's Ad Settings or through the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

How Affiliate Links Appear on This Site

Affiliate links on this site appear in clearly marked sections labeled "contractor", "get quotes", "tools and materials", or similar calls to action. They are visually distinct from our factual permit content and are never embedded within permit requirement tables, fee schedules, or process descriptions.

Permit requirements, fees, required documents, timelines, and code references on this site are sourced from official municipal records and are not influenced by our affiliate relationships. We do not change or omit factual information based on commercial considerations.

Our Editorial Independence

Affiliate compensation influences where we place commercial calls to action, but it does not influence the factual content of our permit guides. We research permit rules from official city and county sources — not from the contractors or merchants we may link to. If a city requires a permit, we say so, regardless of any commercial relationship with any third party.

We only include affiliate links to services that we believe may be genuinely useful to homeowners undertaking permitted construction projects. However, we cannot vouch for the quality, pricing, licensing, or reliability of any specific contractor, product, or service. You should conduct your own due diligence before hiring a contractor or purchasing materials.

Questions

If you have questions about our affiliate relationships or this disclosure, contact us at contact@lifeofabit.com.