Do I need a bathroom remodel permit in Florida?

In Florida it depends on the size of the job. Permits are issued locally, so the answer comes from your Florida city or county rather than a single statewide rule. Of the 3 Florida jurisdictions we have verified for bathroom remodel work, 0 require a permit outright, 3 depend on the size or scope of the job, and 0 require none.

Is there a bathroom remodel permit exemption in Florida?

3 of the 3 Florida jurisdictions we cover set a threshold rather than a flat rule, so the same job can be exempt in one Florida county and permitted in the next. The table above lists each Florida jurisdiction's published threshold in its own words, with the source and the date we verified it.

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Do you need a bathroom remodel permit in Florida?

By Mario Bailey Last checked 30 Oct 2026

In Florida, all 3 counties and cities we checked agree: they require a bathroom remodel permit only past a size or scope limit.

Always required: 0; of 3 jurisdictions
Conditional: 3; depends on size or scope
Not required: 0; exempt outright

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Requirements and size thresholds for bathroom remodel permits vary by locality. The table below compares what each Florida county or city requires. Always confirm with the local office before starting.

Comparing states? See bathroom remodel permit rules across every locality we cover.

The application steps and inspection sequence for bathroom remodel permits come from the model code rather than from Florida law, so they read the same wherever you build. We keep that walkthrough in one place: how a bathroom remodel permit application and its inspections work, start to finish. What changes between Florida jurisdictions is below: who requires a permit, what they charge, and which office you file with.

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Locality	Permit required?	Typical threshold	Confidence
Martin County	Conditional	Finish work and fixture repairs versus a remodel	Confirmed on official page
Miami	Conditional	Finish work and listed fixture swaps versus a remodel	Confirmed on official page
Tampa	Conditional	Scope of work: finish-only work is exempt; fixture, plumbing, electrical or wall work is not	Confirmed on official page
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What a bathroom remodel permit costs in Florida

3 Florida jurisdictions we cover publish a fee figure for this work. Each line is quoted from that office's own schedule and linked to its citation. The figures are not comparable to one another: some are flat minimums, some a percentage of job value, some charged per fixture, so what you pay depends on which schedule applies and on your job's valuation.

Martin County

Fee schedule effective July 1, 2026: construction costs under $25,000 pay a $75 building fee, a $25 plan review fee and $75 per inspection; the HB 803 permit exemption waiver for qualifying work under $7,500 is $75.

last checked 23 Oct 2026

Miami

Residential (up to 3 units) building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical permits: 0.50% of estimated construction cost; "Residential less than estimated $2,500.00": $45.00; "Minimum Permit Fee": $110.00; "All Permits non-refundable application fee": $40.00; "Dry run/Up-Front per $1,000.00 of estimated construction value": $2.80 (no up-front fee on residential work under $2,500); "Solid Waste Residential Surcharge" $0.22 per $100.00 of estimated cost (minimum $26.00, maximum $600.00). State and Miami-Dade County surcharges are extra. Exhibit C Fee Schedule, Building, Chapters 10, 17, 20, adopted by Resolution R-26-0200 (Ordinance 14456), April 23, 2026.

last checked 30 Oct 2026

Tampa

Fixture-only work: "Plumbing (general)" $120.00, City of Tampa Trade Permit Fee Schedule ("Effective October 1, 2018", "Updated 2/16/2023"), residential (one and two family dwellings) column. A full remodel is a Residential Building Alterations permit with plan review; the City's fee estimator (https://apps.tampagov.net/csd_fee_estimator_webapp/) prices it, and no flat figure is published. Every permit also carries the Florida Building Permit Surcharge of 2.5% of permit value or $4.00 minimum, not included in the listed fees.

last checked 30 Oct 2026

Jurisdictions not listed publish no dollar figure we could quote. Absence does not mean a permit is free.

Common questions about bathroom remodel permits in Florida

Do I need a bathroom remodel permit in Florida?: In Florida it depends on the size of the job. Permits are issued locally, so the answer comes from your Florida city or county rather than a single statewide rule. Of the 3 Florida jurisdictions we have verified for bathroom remodel work, 0 require a permit outright, 3 depend on the size or scope of the job, and 0 require none.
Is there a bathroom remodel permit exemption in Florida?: 3 of the 3 Florida jurisdictions we cover set a threshold rather than a flat rule, so the same job can be exempt in one Florida county and permitted in the next. The table above lists each Florida jurisdiction's published threshold in its own words, with the source and the date we verified it.

Do you need a bathroom remodel permit in Florida?

What a bathroom remodel permit costs in Florida

Common questions about bathroom remodel permits in Florida

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