Permits by Allie
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Address, scope, and who's doing the work. A photo of the job is faster than explaining it.
Taking on work · Miami-Dade · Broward · Palm Beach Taking on work · Tri-county
Your permit is
somebody's job.
Make it mine.
I prepare the package, file it with the right department, answer every review comment, and stay on it until it's approved and closed out.
§01What I file
Pick a permit type. See the actual jobs.
Every photo is from a job that went through permitting. Tap any of them to open it full size.
Permit types
§02How it moves
Four steps. No mystery.
You'll know where your permit stands without asking. If something needs a decision from you, I'll tell you what it is and what it costs.
Package prepared
Applications, owner and contractor documents, product approvals, drawings, notary — checked against that city's intake list before it goes in.
Filed and tracked
Submitted, then followed. Review comments get answered, not sat on. You hear from me when the status changes.
Inspected & closed
Inspections in the right order, then the permit taken to final. An approved permit that's never closed is still a problem later.
§03Where & who
Permitting isn't complicated so much as unforgiving. Every municipality wants something slightly different, and one missing signature costs you a week. My job is to already know that.
Hi — I'm Allie.
Permits by Allie is me: one person who takes the permit off your plate and stays with it. Contractors use me so their crews aren't idle waiting on a review. Homeowners use me because a building department is not a pleasant place to learn on the job. You get me — not a call center or a ticket number.
Broward
Home base. Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, Pembroke Pines, Davie, Plantation, Sunrise, Miramar, Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, Weston.
Miami-Dade
Incl. unincorporated. Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Hialeah, Doral, Aventura, North Miami, Miami Gardens, Sunny Isles Beach, Homestead, Key Biscayne.
Palm Beach
Boca to the north county. West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth Beach, Wellington, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Riviera Beach.
Lists aren't exhaustive — if it's in the tri-county area, call and ask.
§04Questions
The things people ask first.
Do I actually need a permit for this?
More often than people expect. Roofs, windows and doors, fences, driveways, sheds, water heaters, A/C changeouts, electrical and plumbing work, and anything structural generally need one — and so does work that only looks cosmetic if it touches a wall, a wire or a pipe.
Painting and flooring usually don't. Tell me the address and the scope and you'll get a straight answer, not a maybe.
How long does a permit take?
It depends on the municipality and the scope, and anyone who gives you a number without asking is guessing. A simple trade permit can move in days; structural or zoning review takes longer, and a revision cycle adds to it.
What I control is that your package isn't rejected at intake for something avoidable, and that review comments come back answered in days rather than weeks. That's where the real time is usually lost.
What do you need from me to start?
The property address, a description of the work, and who's performing it — your licensed contractor, or whether you're the owner. If drawings, a survey or product approvals already exist, send those too.
A few photos of the area help. Text them to 954-651-7511.
Can you take over a permit that's already stuck?
Yes, and it's a lot of what I do. Applications sitting in review with unanswered comments, permits that expired mid-job, work started without one, or an inspection that failed and never got rescheduled.
First step is pulling the actual record, so we know where it really stands rather than where everyone thinks it stands.
There's an open permit on a house I'm buying or selling. Help?
This one derails closings constantly. Open permits from previous owners, work with no permit on record, expired permits never finalled — all of it shows up in a title or municipal lien search.
I can search what's on the property, tell you what it takes to clear, and then clear it. The earlier in the deal you call, the cheaper it is.
Do you handle inspections too?
Yes — scheduling them, sequencing them so the trades don't block each other, and making sure the paperwork the inspector expects is on site. Then taking the permit to final so it's actually closed, which is the step most often skipped.
What does it cost?
My fee depends on the scope and the municipality, so I quote per project once I've seen what's involved. You'll have that number before any work starts.
Separately, the city or county charges its own permit fees, set by them and paid to them. Those aren't mine and I don't mark them up.
Are you the contractor?
No. I handle the permitting: preparing the application package, filing it, working the review process, coordinating inspections and closing the permit out. The construction is performed by your licensed contractor — I work alongside them, and I'm happy to talk to them directly so you're not relaying messages.
§05Get it filed
Fastest way is to just call.
Tell me the address and what you're doing. If I can't help, I'll say so in the first two minutes rather than waste your week.
717 SE 3rd Court · Dania Beach, FL 33004