Broward County Permit Help

Broward County is not one building department. Most cities in the county have their own building official and their own portal. The Broward County Building Code Division reviews work in the places the County is responsible for, including the Broward Municipal Services District (BMSD), Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and cities the County contracts with. Confirm the issuing office from the property address before anyone applies.

Permit Busters, LLC helps homeowners, business owners, real estate professionals, and contractors with permit expediting, code-violation resolution, and open or expired permit questions across Broward County. We do not issue or approve permits. The building official for that jurisdiction decides those outcomes.

This page explains how to tell County filing from city filing. For a property inside a city we already cover, use that city page for the local portal details.

Which office reviews a Broward property?

A Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, or Pompano Beach mailing address can still sit in another jurisdiction. Check the property against the city’s or County’s official map or property record before you choose a portal.

The Broward County Building Code Division says it provides permitting, code compliance, and enforcement for the Broward Municipal Services District and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and for cities the County contracts with. BMSD includes communities the County lists such as Boulevard Gardens, Broadview Park, Franklin Park, Hillsboro Pines, Hillsboro Ranches, Roosevelt Gardens, and Washington Park. If the property is inside a municipality that runs its own building department — for example, the City of Fort Lauderdale, which uses LauderBuild — do not treat the County as the filing office.

The Building Code Division also describes regional elevator permitting and contractor licensing work. Those are County functions even when the underlying building permit belongs to a city. If your question is an elevator or contractor-licensing issue, say so at the start of the conversation.

How County applications are submitted

For County permits and for participating municipalities, Broward County publishes ePermits OneStop at https://www.broward.org/epermits. The County describes ePermits OneStop as a centralized site where customers can submit applications and receive approval for municipality building permits, in participating cities, and for Broward County approvals and associated permits.

Not every Broward city uses ePermits OneStop as its only building-permit portal. Fort Lauderdale, for example, tells applicants to use LauderBuild for City permits and points people who need County permits to ePermits OneStop. Always start by confirming the jurisdiction, then use the portal that office publishes.

The County’s Building Code page has also noted that the County website has been going through an upgrade and that ePermits may be unavailable at times. If the portal is down, the County has directed people to a permitting packet and to 954-765-4400 or building@broward.org. Follow the instructions on the County’s current page rather than assuming the portal is the only path that day.

The Building Code Division’s published office is 2307 W. Broward Boulevard, Suite 300, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312. Published hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., closed on County-observed holidays.

How Permit Busters can help

Permit expediting. Share the property address, whether you believe it is in a city or in BMSD or another County-served area, and the scope of work. We can help confirm the issuing office, organize the application that office typically requires, and follow comments. Licensed contractors or eligible owner-builders still have to meet that office’s applicant rules.

Code-violation resolution. Read the agency named on the notice. A Broward County notice, including a BMSD code case, is not the same as a city notice. The County tells people to report BMSD code concerns through the contacts published on its Building Code page. Bring the notice, the property city or district, and any related permit records to the conversation.

Open or expired permits. Finished physical work is not the same as a closed permit. Gather the permit number, the issuing office, inspection history, and the question from your transaction team. Identifying a record and resolving it are separate steps. A consultation cannot guarantee a closing date.

Questions specific to Broward County

If my property has a Fort Lauderdale address, do I file with the County?

Only if the property is actually in a County-served area such as BMSD, or if the work needs a County approval in addition to a city permit. City of Fort Lauderdale building permits go through the City’s LauderBuild portal.

What is ePermits OneStop?

It is Broward County’s online system for County approvals and, in participating cities, municipal building-permit applications. Confirm whether your city participates before you use it as the only filing path.

What should I gather before a consultation?

The property address, any information you have about the city or BMSD location, a short description of the work or the notice, and any permit or case number.

Broward County cities we help with

Property in another county? See Palm Beach County permit help or Miami-Dade permit help.

Ready to talk through a Broward County file? Book an appointment or call (954) 616-5823. Permit Busters, LLC · Lauderhill, FL 33351 · Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET.

Also see Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, Pembroke Pines, residential permit help, commercial permit help, code-violation help, and open or expired permit help.

Permit Help in Broward County