City of Miami properties go to City Code Compliance or the City Building Department. Folios starting with 30 go to Miami-Dade County. Here is how to tell.
Florida lets some Broward owners act as their own contractor, but they must personally sign, supervise the work, and follow the sale and lease limits.
Inherited a South Florida home with unpermitted work? Confirm who has legal authority, check permit and code records, then choose a path.
A permit search shows building permit history. A municipal lien search shows code cases and liens a local government holds. Many buyers order both.
A code lien reduction is usually requested after the property complies, through the city or county that holds the lien. The decision is discretionary.
You can often ask for more time to fix a code violation, but only the code office or a special magistrate can grant it. Ask before the deadline.
At a code hearing, testimony is taken under oath and a special magistrate issues findings and an order. Here is what to expect in South Florida.
A failed final inspection keeps the permit open until the listed items are corrected and a reinspection is approved. Here is what to do next.
Florida law lets a building department close a permit 6 years after issuance if it finds no apparent safety hazards. It is optional, not automatic.
Yes. Palm Beach County and cities such as Boca Raton issue storm shutter permits. Here is what each asks for, starting with product approval.
