Homestead runs its own permitting and enforcement. Building permits and inspections go through the city's Development Services Department at City Hall, 100 Civic Court (Building Department: 305-224-4500). Code cases are handled separately by Homestead Code Compliance at 653 SW 4th St, with the main hotline at 305-224-5580 and hearings before the city's Special Master. Miami-Dade County still governs the underlying building code and is where recorded liens live.

AGK sequences the city and county requirements correctly and handles every filing for you — you never deal with either government directly.

Permit status and inspection results are checked through Homestead's eGov online portal, using the 8-digit process/permit number from your permit invoice. Homestead now accepts new permit submittals and re-works electronically only. Be aware that recorded liens are a separate matter — those sit in Miami-Dade County official records, not the city permit portal, so checking one place isn't the full picture.

AGK pulls the complete permit, violation, and lien history for your address across both the city and county systems as part of the free consultation, so nothing surfaces later during a sale or refinance. Call (954) 807-3455.

Yes. Code violations and open permits attach to the property — not the previous owner — and transfer with the deed. As the current owner you are responsible for bringing the property into compliance, including any fines that accumulated before you took ownership. This is especially common in Homestead with post-Hurricane Andrew rebuilds and additions that were never finaled.

AGK handles the entire resolution under one contract — inspection to identify all unpermitted items, after-the-fact permit applications, all required corrections, and final inspection sign-off. You never deal with the building department yourself.

Yes. A confirmed violation goes before Homestead's Special Master, daily fines are ordered, and they accumulate until the case is officially closed. Past a threshold, those fines are recorded as a lien in Miami-Dade County records — visible in every title search and blocking every sale and refinance until paid.

Between fines, corrections, and lien release, totals climb quickly. The cheapest day to start is today: AGK's inspection and written assessment cost nothing. Call (954) 807-3455.

Yes — under the Florida Building Code, all of Miami-Dade County falls within the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ), the strictest wind standard in the country. Homestead has particular reason to take this seriously: Hurricane Andrew made landfall directly over the city in 1992, and the modern HVHZ standards were shaped by that storm. Every roofing system, window, and exterior door must carry HVHZ-compliant product approvals and pass inspection to that standard.

Non-compliant materials fail inspection — which is exactly how many roofing and window violations start. AGK installs only HVHZ-approved products on every Homestead job and provides the product approval documentation with each permit package.

Yes. AGK holds five active Florida contractor licenses: Roofing (CCC-1335099), General Contractor (CGC-1534839), Plumbing (CFC-1434412), Glass & Glazing (SCC-131153361), and Mechanical (CMC-1251836). We legally perform, permit, and pass inspection for roofing, structural, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC, and window work all under one contract.

For Homestead properties with multiple violation types — common on older lots with additions and efficiencies — that means one contractor, one coordinated submission, and one complete package, instead of juggling four or five separate contractors and timelines.

AGK serves all of Homestead and Miami-Dade County and can typically schedule a free on-site violation inspection within 24 to 48 hours of your call. For urgent situations — active stop-work orders, Special Master hearings, imminent closing deadlines, or accumulating daily fines — call (954) 807-3455 and we prioritize your case immediately.

Every day a violation stays open costs you more; the sooner we begin, the sooner it's officially closed.