Building Violations

A Stop Work Order is issued when there is active construction without a permit.  Therefore, the work must stop immediately, and the owner of the property must obtain an approved permit from the Building Department.

A Notice of Violation is issued when there is evidence that past construction has been completed without a permit.

Failure to comply with a Stop Work Order/Notice of Violation will result in a citation being issued in the amount of $500.00.

At the time of application, a penalty of double the permit fee and a $500.00 fine (for the first offense) will be imposed. The applicant must refer to the violation number that was issued when applying for their permit.  The citation fee will be doubled if failure to comply occurs a second time.

Violations that require the owner to obtain a permit, will be given a period of 30 days to start the permitting process. Violations will be closed once a permit has been approved and inspections have been finalized.  If a permit obtained to comply with a violation expires, a Notice of Violation for an unsafe structure will be issued.

If it is determined that the number of days given to comply is not enough, an extension may be requested by the violator before the compliance date. The request must be made in writing and submitted by mail, or e-mail to buildingviolations@miamibeachfl.gov .

For additional assistance with a Building Department violation, please call 305.673.7610 and select option 7.

Contractors must be registered with the City of Miami Beach to work in Miami Beach.  Instructions and documents required to register are detailed below under “Requirements”.

Permits are applied for and managed online, so you also need to create a Citizen Self Service (CSS) account with an email address in order to have access to online permitting.  Contractor accounts should reflect the name of the company followed by the contractor’s license number, you add the first and last name for the qualifier in the corresponding box as well as the email address used to register.

Once the CSS account has been registered, send an email to BuildingContractor@miamibeachfl.gov, stating that your CSS account has been created and to add all documents under this contact.  You must attach all documents used at the time of registration.

Anyone needing access to manage a permit online must have a registered CSS account.

Once the compliance date is due and no action is taken, the case is sent to the Special Master Office and no further action can be taken by the Violations Section. The violator will need to contact the Office of the City Clerk, Special Master Section at 305.673.7000 ext. 26228.