City of Boston Services, Applications, and Permits
We have links to some of our most popular applications, payment systems, and permits.
Common payments and forms
Apply for a Business Certificate
Apply for or Renew a Resident Parking Permit
Building Permits and Licenses
Pay a Code Violation Fine Online
Pay a Parking Ticket Online
Pay Your Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Online
Pay Your Real Estate Taxes Online
Request a Birth Certificate Online
Request a Marriage Certificate Online
Reserve a Parking Spot for Your Moving Truck
Rental Property Registration Portal
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Inspection
What do you need help with?
What do you need help with?- Add your name to the annual census
- Apply for Community Preservation funds
- Become a Boston constable
- Become a Greenovate Boston Leader
- Become a police officer
- Donate to BostonCAN share
- File a claim with the City
- File an ADA grievance with the City of Boston
- Fix common streetlight issues
- Get a fundraising license
- Get involved with City archeology
- Get involved with immigrant advancement
- Get recognition from the Mayor
- Make a donation to Parks
- Make an inquiry or public records request
- Serve on a board or commission
- Testify at a City Council Budget hearing
- Testify at a City Council hearing
- Watch a City Council hearing
- Access building plans at the City Archives
- Appeal a code violation
- Apply for a Five-year Inspection Plan
- Apply for heat assistance
- Apply for a home repair loan
- Apply for a Landmarks design review
- Apply for senior home repair
- Consolidate real estate parcels
- File a housing discrimination complaint
- File an appeal with the Zoning Board
- File an Article 85 demolition delay
- Finance removing led from your home
- Find historical permit records
- Get a demolition permit
- Get a flammable storage garage license
- Get a foundation permit
- Get a long-form permit
- Get a new construction permit
- Get a record of legal occupancy
- Get help with cable and broadband
- Learn how to pay a code violation
- Pay a water bill (Boston Water and Sewer)
- Register a rental property
- Rental Property Registration Portal
- Request a property record card
- Request an administrative hearing for a code violation
- Schedule a Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Inspection
- Sign up for a home energy visit
