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Monroe County Demolition Permits: Live Search & Alerts

Permit Press holds 64 covered Monroe County demolition permit records from 2 sources, most of them in Key Largo. Search them newest first, see where and when the work is permitted, and save a search to get new demolition permits by email.

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Figures update as each source is collected; last collected Nov 12, 2026. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.

Demolition permits on file
64
First seen this week
0
First seen in 30 days
0
Dated in the last 12 months
56
All Monroe County permits

Live demolition permit tracker

The newest Monroe County
demolition permits.

Covered Monroe County demolition permits, newest first, as they reach Permit Press. The feed adds full addresses, contractors, filters, and the link to each official record.

What each Monroe County demolition record shows

  • Record type and trade
  • Description of the work
  • City and street
  • Status and key dates
  • Reported value
  • Contractor or party
  • Issuing agency and source link

Fields vary by source. Live records appear here when the feed has recent Monroe County demolition activity.

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Record counts

Monroe County demolition permits
by city and by month.

Cities are counted as the source records them, with spellings of the same city combined. Months use the issue date, or the filed date when the source publishes no issue date.

Most demolition permits by city

  • Key Largo21
  • Key West9
  • Ocean Reef7
  • Tavernier5
  • Cudjoe Key4
  • Stock Island4
  • Duck Key3
  • Key Haven3
  • Big Pine Key2
  • Long Key2

Demolition permits by month, last 12 months

  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20262
  • Mar 20260
  • Apr 20261
  • May 20268
  • Jun 20261
  • Jul 20264
  • Aug 20263
  • Sep 20266
  • Oct 202616
  • Nov 202614

Permit types and fields

What Monroe County demolition
records show.

Permit Press files a permit under Demolition when its source type or description mentions "demolition" or "demo", unless a more specific trade matches first, or when the source labels the trade itself. These are the source's own permit types and how often each field is filled in.

Most common source permit types

  • Residential Demolition31
  • Residential Remodel8
  • Commercial Remodel5
  • Residential Dock5
  • SFDUP2
  • SITE2
  • Commercial Dock1
  • DEMOLITION - COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE HARC1
  • Address: 100% of recordsStreet address of the work. Masked in the preview above; full in the feed.
  • Description of the work: 86% of recordsThe scope as the applicant or office wrote it.
  • Status: 100% of recordsThe status wording the source publishes for the permit.
  • Issue date: 61% of recordsWhen the permit was issued. Records without one are dated by filing.
  • Reported job value: 0% of recordsThe valuation the source reports, where it publishes one.
  • Contractor: 0% of recordsThe business the source names on the permit, where it names one.

Permitting authorities

Who issues demolition permits
in Monroe County.

The office that issues a demolition permit depends on the property address. Permit Press covers two sources. Monroe County Building and Permitting issues permits for unincorporated Monroe County, which includes Key Largo, Tavernier and Big Pine Key. The City of Key West issues permits inside its city limits and is collected as its own source. Marathon, Islamorada, Layton and Key Colony Beach issue their own permits, which are not in this feed. Neither source publishes a job value in its search results, so that field stays empty.

  • Monroe County Building and PermittingUnincorporated Monroe County
  • City of Key WestKey West city limits
  • City of MarathonMarathon city limits
  • Village of IslamoradaIslamorada village limits
  • Municipal building departmentsInside city limits, where a city issues its own permits

Step by step

How to search demolition permits in Monroe County.

Start with the office for the property's address: the county's online permitting system for the unincorporated Keys, Key West's eTRAKiT search inside Key West, and the city's own portal in Marathon or Islamorada. Permits the county processed before October 1, 2022 are in its legacy MCeSearch tool.

Open the Demolition feed

  1. Find the permitting authority

    Match the property address to the office that issues its demolition permits: Monroe County Building and Permitting, City of Key West or City of Marathon or another local office.

  2. Filter the feed to demolition

    Open the Permit Press feed for each covered source with the Demolition trade filter, then narrow by city, status, or reported value.

  3. Check the record at the official source

    Look up the permit number or address in Monroe County online permitting (OPAL) for current status, inspections, and documents.

  4. Save the search for demolition alerts

    Save the filtered search and Permit Press emails new Monroe County demolition permits as they are collected. Verify each record with the issuing agency before acting.

Demolition permits in Monroe County: questions

All questions
How do I search demolition permits in Monroe County?

Open the Permit Press feed for Monroe County with the Demolition trade filter to see covered demolition permits newest first, then confirm any record at Monroe County online permitting (OPAL). Start with the office for the property's address: the county's online permitting system for the unincorporated Keys, Key West's eTRAKiT search inside Key West, and the city's own portal in Marathon or Islamorada. Permits the county processed before October 1, 2022 are in its legacy MCeSearch tool.

Who issues demolition permits in Monroe County?

The issuing office depends on the property address: Monroe County Building and Permitting (Unincorporated Monroe County); City of Key West (Key West city limits); City of Marathon (Marathon city limits); Village of Islamorada (Islamorada village limits); Municipal building departments (Inside city limits, where a city issues its own permits). The demolition records Permit Press holds for Monroe County come from Monroe County Building Permits (55), City of Key West Building Permits (9).

How many demolition permits are on file for Monroe County?

Permit Press holds 64 covered Monroe County demolition permit records, 0 of them first seen in the past 30 days. Key Largo has the most, with 21. Counts cover only the sources Permit Press collects, so a missing record does not prove no permit exists.

Which permits count as demolition permits on Permit Press?

Permit Press files a permit under Demolition when its source type or description mentions "demolition" or "demo", unless a more specific trade matches first, or when the source itself labels the trade. The most common source permit types in Monroe County are "Residential Demolition", "Residential Remodel" or "Commercial Remodel".

How do I get alerts for new Monroe County demolition permits?

Create a Permit Press account with Monroe County coverage, open the feed filtered to Demolition, and save the search. Permit Press emails new matching permits instantly or as a daily or weekly digest, depending on your plan.

Does a demolition permit record prove the work was approved or finished?

No. A record shows what the source published when Permit Press collected it. Check the status, inspections, and final approval with the issuing office before relying on it, and do not treat a record as permission to contact a property owner.

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Guides are published for trades with at least 25 covered records in the county. A permit record is a starting point for research, not proof of a job or permission to contact a property owner. Check coverage and collection dates before relying on these figures.