Neighborhood Resources
The Mission of the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement is to promote economic development in Prince George's County and protect the safety of County residents, businesses, and visitors through efficient permitting, inspection and licensing services to ensure compliance with established building, zoning and property standards codes.

The Maryland Home Improvement Commission licenses and regulates home improvement contractors and salespersons. Home improvement work includes alteration, remodeling, repair or replacement of a building or part of a building used as a residence.
This page outlines the major provisions of the Home Builder Registration Act and should answer most questions regarding who must register, procedures for registering, and information that registered builders must include in their contracts and advertisements.

The Animal Services Division (ASD) responds to calls from citizens and residents regarding the following concerns: cruelty complaints, dead animals, injured animals, nuisance animals or animals running at large, diseased, or vicious.
The Department of the Environment (DoE) works for a healthy, beautiful and sustainable County through programs that provide clean water, flood control, recycling and waste management, litter prevention, animal services and pet adoption in partnership with residents and other stakeholders.

The mission of the Maryland Department of the Environment is to protect and restore the environment for the health and well-being of all Marylanders.
The International Code Council is a member-focused association with over 64,000 members. It is dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures.