Miami-Dade County permits
By Mario Bailey Last checked 2026-06-18 · 2 official sources
Verified against official sourcesMiami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources
- 11805 SW 26 Street, Miami, FL 33175
- Phone: (786) 315-2100
- Email: permitcenter@miamidade.gov
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
- Official fee schedule
Look up a permit in Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County lets you look up permit records and application status for a property online. Miami-Dade Building Department e-Permitting 'Building Permit Selection Menu': public lookup of permit and inspection history by permit number, process number, or address..
Look up Miami-Dade County permit records
Or search the Miami-Dade County permit portal
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- Who pulls the permit, you or me, and is the permit fee included in the bid?
- Which inspections will this job need, and who meets the inspector on site?
- Is your contractor license active in this locality, and under which business name?
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Schedule an inspection in Miami-Dade County
Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. Miami-Dade Building 'Inspections' page: explains how to request, schedule, or cancel an inspection (permit number plus three-digit inspection code) and covers virtual inspections..
Schedule or request a Miami-Dade County inspection
Checked 2026-07-12. If the office has changed its process, report it.
Permitting activity in Miami-Dade County
In 2024, Miami-Dade County authorized permits for 10,608 new residential housing units (2,231 single-family, 8,377 in multi-family buildings), valued at $4.2B , down from12,781 the year before. That works out to about 3.7 permits per 1,000 residents. It is a useful gauge of how busy the local permit office is.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual data · population 2,838,461.
About Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County has about 1,085,414 housing units. The median home is valued at $425,400, against a median household income of $68,694. About 52% of homes are owner-occupied, and the typical home was built around 1980. Older housing stock usually means more renovation, electrical, and plumbing permits.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year.