Florida building permits, explained by address
Plain-language guides to Florida building permits and permit records, by jurisdiction. Find out which office issues permits for your property, how to search its permit records, and what common home projects need. Every page links to the official source.
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- Who Issues Building Permits for My Florida Address? City vs. County, Explained
How to tell whether your Florida city or your county issues building permits for your property, using your parcel number, with links to official lookups.
- How to Find Your Roof's Permit Date in Florida (Step by Step)
Step-by-step: find which office holds your Florida property's permit records, search them by address for a roofing permit, and what to do if the record isn't online.
County guides
- Broward County Permits: Which Cities Run Their Own Building Department
Which Broward cities issue their own building permits, what the County Building Code Division covers, how to search Broward permits by address, and every municipal building office.
- Miami-Dade County Permits: Search Records by Address, Common Jobs, Contacts
Who issues building permits in Miami-Dade, how to search County permit records by address, what common home jobs need, and building contacts for every municipality.
- Palm Beach County Permits: Portal, Owner-Builder Rules, Common Jobs
How to search Palm Beach County permits in the ePZB portal, the County's owner-builder rules, which small jobs need no permit, and building contacts for all 39 municipalities.