The City of Miami issues more building permits than any other city in the county, and it also carries the longest tail of permits that were pulled and never closed. A condo renovation in Brickell, a roof replacement in Allapattah, a restaurant build-out in Wynwood, or a bungalow addition in Little Havana can all leave the same trace: a permit that sits in the city's system as open, expired, or in progress long after the work itself ended.

That record belongs to the property, not to the person who pulled it. It surfaces when you sell, refinance, renew a Certificate of Use, apply for a new permit, or answer a code compliance notice. AGK Construction & Roofing pulls your City of Miami permit history, works out whether the permit should be reopened, extended, renewed, or closed, files with the Miami Building Department, corrects any deficiencies under our own five Florida licenses, and attends the final inspection.

Open Permit Problems We Resolve in Miami

Reopen, Extend or Renew a Miami Permit

Most Miami permit problems are not a full closure. Which action applies depends on the permit's current status, how long it has been inactive, and how much of the work has already been inspected.

How to Check for Open Permits in Miami: Permit Search and Permit History

Start with a Miami permit search for your street address in the City of Miami's online permit portal, and confirm the folio number on the Miami-Dade County property record. Look for any permit marked open, expired, cancelled, in progress, or missing a final. A finaled permit means the work passed; anything else still needs attention. The portal shows the status but not what the building department will require to resolve it, and that is where most owners get stuck.

If you arrived here looking for the Miami building department, a Miami violation search, or Miami-Dade County building inspections, keep in mind that permits, inspections, and code compliance run through different offices, and an open permit often appears in more than one. We pull the complete permit history for free, explain it in plain English, and coordinate across the offices so you do not have to.

Call (954) 807-3455 — Free Permit History Review

Our 5-Step Permit Resolution Process in Miami

1. 1

   Pull the Permit History

   We request every permit on record for your address from the City of Miami and sort them by status: open, expired, cancelled, or finaled.

2. 2

   Compare Paper to Property

   We inspect what was actually built against what was permitted, and against current Florida Building Code and HVHZ standards.

3. 3

   Choose the Right Filing

   Reopen, extend, renew, or file an after-the-fact permit. We pick the route the Miami Building Department will accept for your situation.

4. 4

   Correct Deficiencies

   Anything that fails is fixed by our own licensed crews in roofing, general construction, plumbing, glass and glazing, or mechanical.

5. 5

   Pass Final and Confirm Closure

   We schedule and attend the final inspection, then verify in the system that the permit shows as closed.

Why Miami Property Owners Choose AGK

Miami Neighborhoods We Serve

We resolve open, expired, cancelled, and unpermitted work throughout the City of Miami, including Brickell, Downtown, Edgewater, Wynwood, the Design District, Little Havana, Flagami, Allapattah, Little Haiti, Overtown, Coconut Grove, Coral Way, Morningside, and the Upper East Side.

The pattern differs by area. In older neighborhoods like Little Havana, Allapattah, and Coral Way it is usually decades of owner additions and re-roofs on small houses and duplexes. In Brickell, Downtown, and Edgewater it is more often condo and commercial permits left open after an association or tenant project.

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