All States / Tennessee
Permit Fees in Tennessee
1 city tracked. 1 verified from published fee schedules.
1
Cities
$258.00
Avg Building
1
Verified
| City | Bathroom | Kitchen | Roof | HVAC | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | $257.50 | $312.50 | $91.00 | $75.00 | ✓ |
How permits work in Tennessee
Tennessee runs a three-track system, and which track you're on decides everything. Cities and counties with their own certified programs, Nashville among them, issue their own permits under local enforcement. Areas without a local program fall under the State Fire Marshal's Office, which issues state residential permits against the 2018 IRC. And counties that formally opted out have no residential permit requirement at all.
Even in an opt-out county, a state permit is worth a look. Since 2017 a homeowner or builder there can voluntarily buy state inspections to earn a Certificate of Occupancy, which lenders often want to see. The state program covers three required inspections (foundation before pour, framing and rough-in, final) and prices permits on construction cost, with a floor of $60.57 per heated square foot of valuation on the state portal.
Nashville's own fees are modest by our index's standards: $257.50 for a bathroom remodel permit, $312.50 for a kitchen, $91 for a roof, and $75 for an HVAC changeout.
Note the code-vintage split: the state's commercial and fire codes moved to 2021 editions in April 2025, but the residential program stayed on the 2018 IRC, and statewide electrical work runs on the 2017 NEC with Tennessee amendments.
Sources: TN SFMO residential permits · SFMO opt-out jurisdictions · TN state residential permit fees · SFMO adopted codes · verified 2026-06