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City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone: 305.673.7000

Customer Service Center

Welcome to the City of Miami Beach Customer Service Center. Located on the first floor of the Multipurpose Municipal Parking Facility at 1755 Meridian Avenue, the center is your one-stop shop for myriad of customer service-related services. Apply for a business license, renew a passport or sign up for discounted resident parking and much more.

The center is open to all who live, work and play in our beautiful, tropical City. The following services are available:

At the Customer Service Center, we assist you with your Parking needs.  You may purchase residential, municipal, or garage permits as well as register for visitor passes and residential discounts.  Always remember to bring your vehicle registration, original proof of residency, and your completed application to purchase any of our permits.

For more information on Parking permits, please click here.

The city will upgrade all water meters citywide to a new smart system that will enable the city to manage the water system more efficiently while providing a higher level of customer service. Upon meter replacement, customers will be able to track usage online and via an app. Please visit www.miamibeachfl.gov/meters for more information.

Eye on Water | REGISTER HERE or SIGN IN HERE

If you’re interested in receiving your bills via email (E-Bills) please click here and email us the following information:

  • Full name listed on the UTB account
  • Account number
  • The one (1) email address you wish to receive your E-bills at
  • Your property address.

CLICK HERE To Pay Your Utility Account

UTB Forms 

Any rental of rooms in any hotel, motel, rooming house or apartment house or restaurant that sells food, beverages, and alcoholic beverages are required to register and remit resort tax to the City of Miami Beach. There is a 4% tax on the rent of a room or rooms in any hotel, motel, rooming house or apartment house, and a 2% tax levied on the total sales price of all food, beverages, alcoholic beverages (including beer and wine) sold in any restaurant, bar, or nightclub.

For more information on Resort Tax please, click here

To pay for your Resort Tax please, click here

To use the Resort Tax Calculator please, click here

To download the Resort Tax form please, click here

The Customer Service Center is open (M-F 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) for Passports customers by appointment only. To schedule an appointment please, click here.

For more Passport information please, click here.

To facilitate a faster turnaround for simple transactions, the City has a dedicated express lane at the CSC. The express lane is designed for customers with transactions that only take a few minutes to complete, such as:

  • Applying for garage sale permits
  • Proving residency for the resident discount at parking meters
  • Applying for real estate sign permits

This dedicated express lane has been created so visitors to the CSC are not “stuck” behind customers with complex transactions.

The City of Miami Beach hosts an Artist Vendor lottery once a quarter for those interested in selling their art in our designated Lottery locations.

Designated Lottery Locations throughout

  • Lincoln Road
  • Ocean Drive
  • Lincoln Road / Beachwalk
  • Collins Ave
  • Washington Ave

For more information on Artist Vendor, click here

The City of Miami Beach offers sixteen (16) designated locations for Street Performers to perform with a valid permit. Learn how to apply...

For information on Business Tax Receipts please click here

To apply online for a Business Tax Receipt please visit our Civic Access Site

If you would like to apply in person, but need an application click here

For an on-line directory of current Business Tax Receipts please click here

City of Miami Beach's cashiers are responsible for receiving, safeguarding, and depositing the monies paid to the City by various sources.

To make a payment, please visit any of our cashiers offices.

  • City Hall - 1700 Convention Center Drive, 1st floor
  • Customer Service Center - 1755 Meridian Ave, 1st floor
  • North Beach Office - 962 Normandy Dr

The Community Associations Registry database is being provided as an easily accessible and centralized repository of documents created by the community associations. The information appearing on the website and in the database is for informational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for legal advice.

If you would like to access the Community Associations Registry, click here.

For customer service questions, please call our main line at 305.673.7000
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or email us at mbhelp@miamibeachfl.gov

Contacts:

Assistant Director
Customer Service Manager

Location:

1755 Meridian Avenue | First Floor

Operating Hours:

Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 6 PM
Closed
12 PM - 1 PM Daily
Closed
12 PM - 2 PM
1st & 3rd Thursday - Monthly

Wait Times

How to Videos

Important Numbers:

Add local numbers to your contact list.

Emergencies: 911
Non-Emergencies: 305.673.7900
Records: 305.673.7990

Non-Emergencies: 305.673.7111
Crime Stoppers: 305.471.TIPS

City Hall:
305.673.7400
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Beach Towing
305.534.2128
1349 Dade Boulevard
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(West of Alton Road)

Tremont Towing
305.672.2395
1916 Bay Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(2 blocks west of Alton Road)

Parking/Code
Enforcement Hotline
305.604.4785 or
305.604.CITY

HOSPITAL & URGENT CARE

Mount Sinai Medical Center
4300 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33140
305.674.2121

Baptist Health Urgent Care
709 Alton Rd Suite 430
Miami Beach, FL 33139
786.204.4150

Miami Beach Community Health Center
710 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305.538.8835

FastCare Urgent Care
825 Godfrey Road (41 Street)
Miami Beach, FL 33140
786.923.4000

+MEDRITE Urgent Care - 41st Street
542 W 41st Street
305.397.8417

+MEDRITE Urgent Care - Miami Beach South
215 Lincoln Rd
305.614.6001

Miami Beach Medical Group
1200 Alton Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305.534.0076

UTILITIES

Call the City of Miami Beach Utilities Services at 305.673.7440. Homeowners, and possibly renters, need to establish a County utilities account for these services.

Electricity
Florida Power & Light (FP&L)

Apply for service by calling 305.442.8770/(TTY 800.432.6554)
To report a hazardous condition call 800.4OUTAGE (468-8243)

Gas
Teco Peoples Gas

Telephone: 305.940.0139 or 1-877 TECO PGS (1-877.832.6747)

Utility Services
Refuse/sewer/water services
Beach Utilities Services at 305.673.7440