Lauderhill, FL · Inverrary · State Road 7 · 5 Active FL Licenses
Lauderhill was built fast. Between the 1960s and '70s, Inverrary's golf-course condo towers went up, the neighborhoods along State Road 7 filled in, and the city became one of central Broward's biggest rental markets. Half a century later, that boom shows up two ways: buildings deep into the recertification cycle, and generations of additions, conversions, and re-roofs that never made it onto the permit record.
AGK Construction & Roofing untangles those cases for Lauderhill owners, landlords, and associations. With five Florida licenses — roofing, general, plumbing, glass & glazing, and mechanical — the corrections, permits, and inspections stay with one contractor from the first visit to the City's final sign-off.
Uncorrected violations in Lauderhill go before the City's Special Magistrate. If the case is upheld, a daily fine can be ordered and keep running until the property is in compliance; unpaid fines can then be recorded in Broward County's official records. Landlords feel it twice — an open case can also complicate rental licensing. Book a free on-site inspection at (954) 807-3455; we're usually out within 24 to 48 hours.
Permits, inspections, and code cases inside Lauderhill city limits are handled by the City's Development Services Department — not Broward County.
Ken Thurston Inverrary Community Center
3300 Inverrary Blvd, Lauderhill, FL 33319
Phone: (954) 739-0100 · BuildDpt@Lauderhill-fl.gov
Monday–Thursday 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM · Closed Fridays
Scheduling a Lauderhill inspection. Inspections are requested on an open permit through the City's online permitting system or by contacting the Building Division. Because the office runs a four-day week, there's no Friday scheduling — a failed inspection on Thursday can mean waiting until the following week. We line up corrections and paperwork before each inspection so a re-inspection isn't eating your deadline.
Checking a Lauderhill property's history. It takes three places: permit records in the City's permitting system, open code cases with Code Enforcement (same building, same department), and recorded liens in Broward County's official records. AGK pulls all three as part of the free inspection.
Each part of Lauderhill produces its own kind of case. Inverrary's condos and villas generate unit-renovation and recertification work. The single-family streets in central Lauderhill carry old additions, enclosed carports, and roofs replaced without permits. Rentals draw complaint-driven inspections and inherit whatever the last owner left behind. The notices we see most:
| Issue | How It Starts | Fine Exposure | Lien Exposure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work Without a Permit / Stop-Work | Notice of Violation; work halted | Daily amount set by the Special Magistrate | Can be recorded on the property |
| Enclosed Carport, Garage or Addition | Notice of Violation | Set at hearing if not corrected | Can hold up a sale or refinance |
| Rental Property Case | Complaint or inspection | Can accrue daily until corrected | Possible — plus licensing issues |
| Old or Expired Permit | Found in records or at sale | Can continue until closed | Possible |
| AC Without a Mechanical Permit | Notice of Violation | Set by Special Magistrate | Possible |
| Roof or Windows Without HVHZ Approval | Varies | Set by Special Magistrate | Possible |
Rentals get looked at more often — a tenant complaint or exterior inspection can open a case on work you didn't even do. Left open, it can tangle up insurance, refinancing, and licensing, and investor-buyers tend to discount or pass on properties with active cases.
AGK handles rental cases across all five trades on one contract and keeps tenants in place when the scope allows. Own several Lauderhill units? We can pull the permit and violation history for the whole portfolio at once.
Most Lauderhill cases fall into five trades, and AGK holds the Florida license for each: roofing (CCC-1335099), general construction for additions and structural work (CGC-1534839), plumbing (CFC-1434412), mechanical for AC and ductwork (CMC-1251836), and glass & glazing for windows, sliders, and storefronts (SCC-131153361). Lauderhill is in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone — the strictest wind-resistance zone in the Florida Building Code — so roofing and window corrections use HVHZ-approved products, typically a Miami-Dade NOA or an HVHZ-rated Florida Product Approval.
Much of Lauderhill's permit history predates online records. That's why title searches here regularly turn up permits from decades ago — pulled by contractors long out of business and never given a final inspection. A permit like that is "open"; one that sat untouched long enough is "expired" (under the Florida Building Code, a permit generally becomes invalid after 180 days of inactivity).
On rentals, each owner's quick fix can leave another record behind. Closing an old Lauderhill permit can mean reactivating or re-applying, bringing the work to today's HVHZ code, and finally calling the inspections that were skipped. AGK handles this across all five trades — see our Open Permit Closure service, or call (954) 807-3455 for a records pull first.
Broward County's Board of Rules and Appeals updated its Building Recertification Program (once called the 40-Year Inspection Program) to align with Florida law, pulling many buildings into recertification sooner, with repeat inspections every 10 years after. Inverrary's 1970s towers are well into that cycle, and newer State Road 7 commercial buildings are arriving earlier than owners planned.
An ignored recertification notice can turn into a code case with the same fine and lien exposure as any other violation. AGK completes the roofing, structural, plumbing, mechanical, and window repairs the engineer's report calls for and closes the item with the Building Division. Got the letter? Call (954) 807-3455 before the deadline.
Lauderhill homes, Inverrary units, and rentals change hands often — and an open case found mid-deal is one of the most common reasons a closing slips:
Checking before you list is the easy fix. If you already have a closing date, call (954) 807-3455 and give us the date — we work directly with Lauderhill agents and closing attorneys.
One call for a Lauderhill case: free site visit, City + County records check, County sign-offs, City filing, corrections, and inspections through final.
We cover all of Lauderhill and the cities around it — tap a linked city for its own violation page:
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The City's Building Division and inspections, Inverrary condos, rentals, liens, and recertification — answered for Lauderhill.
The City. Lauderhill's Development Services Department runs Building, Planning & Zoning, and Code Enforcement from the Ken Thurston Inverrary Community Center, 3300 Inverrary Blvd, Lauderhill, FL 33319 — (954) 739-0100. It's open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, and closed Fridays.
Some jobs also need Broward County sign-offs before the City will accept the application — environmental review on certain additions and renovations, and a recorded Notice of Commencement on qualifying work. AGK handles both layers in the right order, so you won't need to chase either office yourself.
Inspections are requested on an active permit — through the City's online permitting system or by contacting the Building Division. They're tied to the permit holder, so if a contractor pulled the permit, the request usually goes through them.
Plan around the four-day week: there are no Friday inspections, so a Thursday failure can push the re-inspection into the next week. When AGK holds the permit, we schedule the sequence and have corrections done before each visit.
Look in three places: permit records in the City's permitting system, code cases with the Code Enforcement Division at the same Inverrary Blvd office, and recorded liens in Broward County's official records. A clean result in one doesn't mean the other two are clean.
AGK pulls all three during the free consultation, so nothing surprises you during a sale or refinance. Call (954) 807-3455.
More than the fine. Rentals get attention from tenant complaints and exterior inspections, and they often inherit work done by earlier owners. An open case can lead to daily fines and a recorded lien, and it can complicate insurance, refinancing, rental licensing, and a future sale to an investor.
AGK fixes rental cases across all five licensed trades on one contract and keeps tenants in place when the scope allows. For landlords with several Lauderhill units, we can review the whole portfolio at once.
Generally, yes. Open permits and code cases follow the property, so the current owner is usually the one who has to resolve them. In Lauderhill's 1960s–70s homes and Inverrary units, layers of undocumented work from earlier owners are very common.
AGK identifies every unpermitted item, files after-the-fact permits with the Lauderhill Building Division, completes the corrections, and follows the inspections through final.
It can. If a case isn't corrected, it goes to a Special Magistrate hearing, where a daily fine can be ordered that keeps running until the property is in compliance. Unpaid fines can be recorded as a lien in Broward County's records, and a recorded lien can hold up a sale or refinance until it's resolved.
The costs grow the longer a case stays open, so starting early matters. AGK's inspection and written assessment are free — call (954) 807-3455.
Yes. Under the Florida Building Code, all of Broward County — inland cities like Lauderhill included — is in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, the strictest wind-resistance zone in the Florida Building Code. Roofing, windows, and exterior doors need HVHZ product approval, typically a Miami-Dade NOA or an HVHZ-rated Florida Product Approval.
Products without that approval are a common reason Lauderhill roof and window jobs fail inspection. AGK specifies approved products and includes the approvals in the permit package.
Yes. AGK Construction & Roofing holds five active Florida contractor licenses — Roofing (CCC-1335099), General (CGC-1534839), Plumbing (CFC-1434412), Glass & Glazing (SCC-131153361), and Mechanical (CMC-1251836) — so each trade's permit is pulled under our own license.
On rentals and older homes with several layers of past work, that means one contract, one coordinated filing with the Building Division, and one team tracking the inspections.
Significantly. Broward's Board of Rules and Appeals updated the Building Recertification Program (formerly the 40-Year Inspection Program) so that covered buildings get their first recertification at 25 years instead of 40, then every 10 years. Single-family homes and duplexes are generally exempt.
Inverrary's 1970s towers are already on repeat cycles, and the 25-year threshold brings newer Lauderhill buildings and State Road 7 commercial properties in sooner than many owners expected. An ignored notice can become a code case. AGK completes the repairs the engineer's report calls for — call (954) 807-3455 before the deadline.
Have a Lauderhill notice in hand? Call (954) 807-3455 — ideally early in the week — or book a free review online.
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General: CGC-1534839
Glass & Glazing: SCC-131153361
Plumbing: CFC-1434412
Roofing: CCC-1335099
Mechanical:CMC-1251836