Beverly Hills Water Damage Restoration

The median Beverly Hills home was built in 1960. That makes the typical house about 66 years old in 2026.

Of 4,326 housing units, 1,647 were built from 1950 to 1959 and 1,425 from 1960 to 1969. These two decades hold about 71 percent of all homes.

About 564 homes were built before 1950: 396 in the 1940s and 168 in 1939 or earlier. These are the houses most likely to still have cast-iron or clay drain lines and older wiring.

About 310 homes were built in the 1970s and 178 in the 1980s. Only 10 homes were built in 2020 or later.

Owner-occupied homes number 3,903 and rented homes number 213, so about 95 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied.

Of 4,326 housing units, 4,038 are single-family detached houses. Only about 176 units sit in multi-unit buildings of 3 or more units.

Utility gas heats 3,552 of the 4,116 occupied homes and electricity heats 512.

The median value of an owner-occupied home is $511,000.

The village runs a mixed sewer system. It has both separate sanitary sewers and combined sewers, so heavy rain can overload some lines that carry sewage and stormwater together.

Part of the village sewer system was built as a single-pipe combined system. The village says this applies to sewers constructed before the 1950s.

When combined-sewer flow exceeds sewer and treatment plant capacity, an underground regulator chamber diverts it to a river. The village page describes this as an overflow of untreated sewage.

A homeowner with water coming out of a basement floor drain should call the village Water & Sewer Department at 248-646-6404 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Plugged sinks are not covered by this line.

The village keeps a Basement Flooding Inventory Form and asks residents to report floods so it has data on which basements flood.

The village names three causes of basement floods: groundwater seepage through walls, surface runoff and sanitary sewer backup.

The village lists a backflow preventer on the sewer lateral as one step to reduce basement flooding, along with downspout extensions and sealing basement openings.

The village works with South Oakland County Water Authority, the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner and the Great Lakes Water Authority on sewer and stormwater compliance.

The village adjusted its water and sewer rates on July 1, 2025. The village says its system is aging and that many parts need repair or replacement.

Street light outages go to the Director of Public Services, who contacts DTE for replacement. DTE Energy is the electric utility here.

On Thursday, June 20, 2024 the village declared a state of emergency after storms. The notice asked residents not to park on streets while crews removed branches and fixed power lines.

More than 34,000 DTE Energy customers lost power in the June 2024 storm, and Oakland County was hit hardest with more than 25,000 customers out on Thursday.

By Friday, June 21, 2024 Beverly Road west of Southfield Road was closed for limb clearing, and 13 Mile Road between Southfield and Evergreen stayed closed for a snapped power line.

During the June 2024 emergency the Trail at Beverly Park closed because downed trees and limbs covered the park. At least 100 power crews worked in the area.

A claim against the village for a sewer or stormwater event needs written notice within 45 days after the damage was discovered. The village page cites Public Act 222 of 2001.

Village ordinance requires alarm registration for any alarmed building, under chapter 43 of the village ordinances, and the department takes the form online.

A building permit is required for new construction or structural alterations. The village lists shingling a roof, replacing a furnace or water heater and installing central air as examples.

The Building Department issues permits and inspections for building, concrete, culvert, electrical, fence, mechanical, plumbing, sewer and signs, and also licenses rental property.

Permit applications go by email to permits@beverlyhillsmi.gov. The next-day inspection cutoff is 3:00 PM on the general line, 248-646-6404.

Electrical and plumbing/mechanical inspectors work Tuesday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to noon.

The village posts a Contractor Registration form and a Sewer Permit Application among its permit forms.

Every landlord needs a license from the building department before anyone occupies a rental unit, including a single-family home. The license lasts two years.

After hours, a sewer backup goes through the non-emergency police line at 248-540-3400. The dispatcher contacts on-call water personnel.

Oakland County runs a 24-hour pollution hotline at 248-858-0931 for sewage on the ground, pipe discharges or fish kills in lakes, rivers or streams.

Residents can get village alerts by texting VBHALERTS to 91896.

The public safety department started a GovDelivery community information service on April 22, 2011 to send timely notices to residents.

Village Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, at 248-646-6404.