The Broward Building Code Division provides permitting, code compliance and enforcement to the Broward Municipal Services District (BMSD) and Fort Lauderdale International Airport. The agency also provides regional elevator permitting, enforcement and compliance, as well as contractor licensing and enforcement.
The Building Code Division regulates construction in unincorporated Broward County and cities we contract with, conform to the Florida Building Code and all other laws, ordinances, resolutions and regulations regarding construction, code enforcement, unsafe structure/minimum housing regulations, and elevator safety. Mandates in Chapter 399 of the Florida State Statutes regarding elevator safety are monitored and strictly enforced by Broward County Building Code elevator inspectors. We also regulate all trades and occupations associated with the installation, repair, alteration, design or modification of electrical, plumbing, liquefied petroleum gas, mechanical systems, building construction industry; and engineered construction, as mandated by the Florida Statutes and Chapter 9 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances.
Broward County Building Code Division is located at:
2307 W. Broward Boulevard., Suite 300
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Our office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-3:30PM (closed on County-observed holidays)
Please contact building@broward.org for more information.
Please note that Broward County is going through a website upgrade and ePermits may be unavailable. If you are looking to build, remodel, apply for a permit, get a notice of commencement, obtain a certificate of occupancy, extend or renew a building permit, please download our “Permitting” packet to be opened or printed in Adobe PDF format located on this page.
For more information, submission of forms, or status updates, please call 954-765-4400 or visit our offices or email us at building@broward.org
If you wish to appeal against any decision made by the board, agency, or commission, as applicable, with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, you will need a record of the proceedings. You may thus need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. If you are looking for a county-licensed contractor, un-licensed contractors, complaints on a contractor, revocations and suspended contractors, please call 954-765-4400.
You can also file a complaint online with the link provided on this page or send us an email at CLE-Complaint@broward.org. This includes any questions or concerns related to unlicensed contractor activity, breach of the contract warranty, conversion of funds, fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest practice in Broward County. To file a complaint on a Florida State licensed contractor, please visit provided on this page to the Florida Department of Professional Regulation, DBPR.
If you are a contractor and would like to apply, renew or obtain a Certificate of Competency, please download our “Contractor” packet located on this page. This packet contains all the applications, Examining Board calendar, and descriptions of mandatory and voluntary certifications. It also includes approved educational institutions for continuing education and testing centers. The Contract License Seminars are scheduled every month on the first Wednesday, 9am, at our offices listed above in the 3rd floor Hearing Room.
If you have any questions, please call 954-765-4400 x9876 or send an email to BCSDCL@broward.org or visit our offices.
For new or altering an existing elevating device, a licensed contractor must submit a Permit Application which can be downloaded and printed or mailed within the “Elevator” packet.
Please email elevators@broward.org or call 954-765-4508 for more guidance.
In the "Elevator" packet will find the forms for the Record of Visit (ROV) which can be emailed to bcelevrov@broward.org, Renew Elevator Certificate of Operation, Elevator Temporary Variances, Accident forms, and information for 3rd party Certified Elevator Inspectors (CEIs). State law requires that elevator owners have annual inspections by a private 3rd party CEI or by a Broward County CEI.
If there is a problem or an accident, please contact your building owner or property management company. The owner or owner’s management company must file an accident report found in our “Elevators” packet within 5 days.
If you believe the problem is a life safety issue, please call us at 954-765-4400 or send an email to elevators@broward.org
To report a code violation in the Broward Municipal Services District, which includes Boulevard Gardens, Broadview Park, Franklin Park, Hillsboro Pines, Hillsboro Ranches, Rosevelt Gardens and Washington Park, dial 311, or send an email to codecomplaint@broward.org, or call 954-765-4400, or visit our offices.