# Miami, FL Permit Search: Miami-Dade County Permit Tracker | Permit Press Search Miami, FL building permits issued by Miami-Dade County to Miami addresses, follow new permits live by trade and value, and get email alerts. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/miami-fl Follow Miami-Dade County issued building permits for properties with a Miami address, filter by trade, status and reported value, and save a search for email alerts. Place: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida (FL). Guide reviewed 2026-10-13. Part of the [Miami-Dade County permit guide](https://permit.press/permit-search/miami-dade-county-fl). Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website. ## Who issues permits - Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources: Unincorporated Miami-Dade with a Miami address - City of Miami Building Department: Inside Miami city limits - Other Miami-Dade municipalities: Each city's own building department The covered source is Miami-Dade County's issued building permits, which Permit Press filters to records with a Miami address. Miami-Dade County permits unincorporated areas (Kendall, Westchester, Fontainebleau and much more) that carry a Miami mailing address. The City of Miami issues its own permits inside city limits through iBuild, and those are not in the county feed. ## Records Permit Press covers - Miami-Dade County issued permits with a Miami address (county source filtered to Miami addresses) ## How to search permits A Miami address can fall under the county or the city. Search Miami-Dade County's building portal for unincorporated addresses and iBuild for addresses inside the City of Miami. The Permit Press feed covers the county source and lets you follow new county-issued permits by trade. 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the property is inside Miami city limits. Inside, the permit comes from Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources; outside, with a Miami address, it comes from City of Miami Building Department. 2. Search the official source: Open Miami-Dade County Building and search by street address, permit number, or contractor where the portal offers those fields. 3. Compare covered records: Use the Permit Press Miami feed to filter covered Miami records by trade, status, date, and reported value, across the covered source in Miami-Dade County. 4. Save a search for alerts: Save the Miami filters you care about and Permit Press emails new matching records. Verify each record with the issuing agency before acting. ## Official sources - [Miami-Dade County Building](https://www.miamidade.gov/global/economy/building/home.page): County building permit search and guidance. - [City of Miami iBuild](https://apps.miamigov.com/iBuildPortal): Permits inside Miami city limits. [Check current coverage](https://permit.press/coverage) ## Questions ### How do I search permits in Miami, Florida? A Miami address can fall under the county or the city. Search Miami-Dade County's building portal for unincorporated addresses and iBuild for addresses inside the City of Miami. The Permit Press feed covers the county source and lets you follow new county-issued permits by trade. The main official source is Miami-Dade County Building. ### Who issues building permits in Miami? The office depends on whether the property is inside city limits and on the record type: Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources (Unincorporated Miami-Dade with a Miami address); City of Miami Building Department (Inside Miami city limits); Other Miami-Dade municipalities (Each city's own building department). The covered source is Miami-Dade County's issued building permits, which Permit Press filters to records with a Miami address. Miami-Dade County permits unincorporated areas (Kendall, Westchester, Fontainebleau and much more) that carry a Miami mailing address. The City of Miami issues its own permits inside city limits through iBuild, and those are not in the county feed. ### Which Miami records does Permit Press cover? Permit Press covers Miami-Dade County issued permits with a Miami address. County sources are filtered to records with a Miami address, which includes unincorporated areas that use the Miami mailing address. Check the coverage page for current availability and collection dates before relying on a result. ### Is Permit Press the official Miami permit website? No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. It organizes covered records into searchable feeds and saved-search alerts. Official status, documents, and applications stay with the issuing agency. ### Can Permit Press apply for or pull a permit in Miami? No. Permit Press does not submit permit applications, schedule inspections, or log into government portals on anyone's behalf. Use the issuing agency's portal for applications. ### How do I get alerts for new Miami permits? Create a Permit Press account with Miami-Dade County coverage, open the Miami feed, filter by trade, status or reported value, and save the search. Permit Press emails new matching records instantly or as a daily or weekly digest, depending on your plan. Verify each record with the issuing agency before acting. ### How is the Miami guide different from the Miami-Dade County guide? The Miami-Dade County guide covers every source in the county. This guide narrows those sources to Miami: the city's own permit records where the city issues permits, plus county records with a Miami address. The figures and the live list on this page count only Miami records. ## Other permit guides - [Miami-Dade County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/miami-dade-county-fl) - [Cape Coral, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/cape-coral-fl) - [Fort Myers, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/fort-myers-fl) - [Bonita Springs, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/bonita-springs-fl) - [Lehigh Acres, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/lehigh-acres-fl) - [Naples, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/naples-fl) - [Las Vegas, Nevada permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/las-vegas-nv) - [Troy, Michigan permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/troy-mi) - [Rockville, Maryland permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/rockville-md) - [Gaithersburg, Maryland permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/gaithersburg-md) Records may be delayed or incomplete. 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