How do I look up a building permit in Florida?

Building permits in Florida are public records filed with each city or county building department. PermitGrab tracks 26 Florida cities and republishes the records — pick your city below to browse permits by address, contractor, type and value, free.

Are building permits public record in Florida?

Yes. Building permits are public records in Florida. Cities publish them through open-data portals and permit systems; PermitGrab aggregates the official feeds and updates them daily.

How many building permits were filed in Florida recently?

Across the 26 Florida cities PermitGrab tracks, 25,591 permits were filed in the last 30 days, out of 175,919 on record.

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Florida Building Permit Lookup — Free

Building permits are public record. PermitGrab tracks 26 Florida cities with live data pulled from official city permit systems — browse by address, contractor, permit type and value. No signup needed to look.

175,919

Permits on record

25,591

Filed last 30 days

Cities covered

City	Last 30 days	On record	Newest permit	Status
Miami, FL	5,149	53,438	—	no recent data
Miami-Dade County, FL	3,521	30,712	2026-07-30	this week
Orlando, FL	2,911	24,018	—	no recent data
Polk County, FL	2,530	8,821	—	no recent data
Citrus County, FL	1,689	5,255	2026-08-01	fresh — under 24h
Cape Coral, FL	1,657	18,612	—	no recent data
North Port, FL	1,569	3,119	2026-08-01	fresh — under 24h
Pinellas County, FL	787	3,795	2026-08-01	fresh — under 24h
Tampa, FL	772	1,819	—	no recent data
Bradenton, FL	700	1,393	2026-07-30	this week
Clearwater, FL	669	1,902	2026-08-02	fresh — under 24h
Leon County, FL	576	1,975	—	no recent data
West Palm Beach, FL	552	3,034	2026-07-30	this week
Weston, FL	484	1,056	2026-08-01	fresh — under 24h
Hollywood, FL	456	2,163	2026-07-28	this week
Kissimmee, FL	411	1,181	2026-07-31	this week
Wellington, FL	265	949	2026-07-31	this week
Hillsborough County, FL	206	8,458	—	no recent data
Sunrise, FL	181	1,246	2026-07-31	this week
Miramar, FL	160	1,415	2026-07-30	this week
Doral, FL	130	678	2026-07-31	this week
Oakland Park, FL	120	530	2026-07-28	this week
South Pasadena, FL	45	125	2026-07-30	this week
Mulberry, FL	23	82	2026-07-29	this week
Homestead, FL	19	133	2026-07-30	this week
Tallahassee, FL	9	10	2026-07-15	this month

How to look up a building permit in Florida

Pick the city where the property sits — permits are filed with the local building department, not the state. Use the table above for any of the 26 Florida cities we cover.
Search by address or contractor. Each city page lists recent permits with the address, permit type, declared value, status and (where the city publishes it) the contractor of record.
Click any record to expand the full details — project description, property owner, contact info, and related permit history at that address.

PermitGrab refreshes Florida permit data daily from official municipal feeds. If your city isn't listed, the building department may not publish a public data feed yet.

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