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Monroe County, FL · Remodeling permit search and alerts

Monroe County Remodeling Permits: Live Search & Alerts

Permit Press holds 357 covered Monroe County remodeling 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 remodeling 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.

Remodeling permits on file
357
First seen this week
0
First seen in 30 days
0
Dated in the last 12 months
285
All Monroe County permits

Live remodeling permit tracker

The newest Monroe County
remodeling permits.

Covered Monroe County remodeling 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 remodeling 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 remodeling activity.

Preview of the record layout.Open the full feed

Record counts

Monroe County remodeling 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 remodeling permits by city

  • Key Largo71
  • Key West65
  • Big Pine Key40
  • Ocean Reef34
  • Duck Key20
  • Sugarloaf Key20
  • Tavernier19
  • Cudjoe Key15
  • Little Torch Key14
  • Ramrod Key11

Remodeling permits by month, last 12 months

  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20263
  • Mar 20267
  • Apr 202615
  • May 202621
  • Jun 202616
  • Jul 20262
  • Aug 202611
  • Sep 202619
  • Oct 2026127
  • Nov 202660

Permit types and fields

What Monroe County remodeling
records show.

Permit Press files a permit under Remodeling when its source type or description mentions "remodel", "renovation", "addition", "alteration" or "tenant improvement", 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 Remodel167
  • Commercial Remodel62
  • Residential Addition48
  • RENOVATION EXTERIOR - RESIDENTIAL HARC18
  • RENOVATION EXTERIOR - RESIDENTIAL16
  • RENOVATION EXTERIOR - COMMERCIAL12
  • RENOVATION INTERIOR - RESIDENTIAL11
  • RENOVATION EXTERIOR - COMMERCIAL HARC6
  • Address: 100% of recordsStreet address of the work. Masked in the preview above; full in the feed.
  • Description of the work: 82% of recordsThe scope as the applicant or office wrote it.
  • Status: 100% of recordsThe status wording the source publishes for the permit.
  • Issue date: 62% 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 remodeling permits
in Monroe County.

The office that issues a remodeling 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 remodeling 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 Remodeling feed

  1. Find the permitting authority

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

  2. Filter the feed to remodeling

    Open the Permit Press feed for each covered source with the Remodeling 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 remodeling alerts

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

Remodeling permits in Monroe County: questions

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

Open the Permit Press feed for Monroe County with the Remodeling trade filter to see covered remodeling 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 remodeling 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 remodeling records Permit Press holds for Monroe County come from Monroe County Building Permits (293), City of Key West Building Permits (64).

How many remodeling permits are on file for Monroe County?

Permit Press holds 357 covered Monroe County remodeling permit records, 0 of them first seen in the past 30 days. Key Largo has the most, with 71. Counts cover only the sources Permit Press collects, so a missing record does not prove no permit exists.

Which permits count as remodeling permits on Permit Press?

Permit Press files a permit under Remodeling when its source type or description mentions "remodel", "renovation", "addition", "alteration" or "tenant improvement", 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 Remodel", "Commercial Remodel" or "Residential Addition".

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

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

Does a remodeling 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.