Working with your HOA

Before you do any construction on the exterior of your home, check with your Home Owner's Association. Associations are in place to make sure your property value remains high by disallowing mailboxes shaped like giant fish, houses pained 6 shades of neon, and an abundance of trash in the neighbor's yard. However, they may have strict rules as to what type of paint you can use, how many shades lighter your trim can be, what material you need to use on your roof, or the height of your shed or fence. Before you have to undo or redo work on your home, check with your HOA first and get the information in writing.

Know The Rules Before You Start!

When doing construction on your own, it is important to know the rules. Should you get a Stop Work Order, the following information will help you plan your next move:

When a Notice of Violation/Stop Work Order is issued, the Chief Code Compliance Inspector will make a determination regarding the number of days that the owner of the property will be given to comply.

• Violations that are issued for unsafe structures will be given a period of two (2) or three (3) days to secure the structure. If the owner has not complied within the allotted time given, the city will proceed to secure the property and all charges incurred by the City will be assessed to the property owner as lien.

• Violations for Stop Work Orders or Notice of Violation that require the owner to obtain a permit will be given a period of 30 days to start the permitting process.

• Permits obtained to comply with a violation must receive an approved final inspection in order to close the violation.

The process that the owner of the property will need to follow in order to bring the violation into compliance is written within the violation that has been issued. The Owner of the property can also call 305-673-7610, ext. 6045, 6801, or 2555 and discuss their violation with the Violations Office.

If it is determined that the number of days given to comply is not a sufficient amount of time, an extension of time can be requested by the violator before the compliance date. The request must be made in writing, via mail, or in person, the request must also be made prior to the compliance date.

Your Permit Solution will help you through any project from start to finish. If you find yourself in this situation in the middle of your project, call us and we'll be right there to help!

Source: City of Miami

Code Violation in Miami

I was recently hired to assist a client who had a shed built on their property over 10 years ago but never pulled the permits from Miami Dade County Building Department. The Miami Dade Code Enforcement Department upon surveying the area or through an anonymous call triggered a warning to our client because the permits were never pulled to install the shed in their South Florida home. My client was assessed a $510.00 permit violation based on the illegal shed and really needed the help to sift through the complicated process and system, therefore I got to work!

Based on my extensive experience with Shed violations in Miami Dade County, I know the first and most important thing to do is address the issue and look into the details with the county. I immediately followed up with getting and survey and the zoning details so the compliance work can be submitted. This process can be long and drawn out and the amount of work needed to process this violation is extensive. Needless to say, I was able to get the paper work in place, contact the required people to help in the process and the code violation was closed and resolved.

This violation is very typical in my line of business, for over 8 years our company, Your Permit Solution, has assisted hundreds of residents and business owners with their permit violation, if you or someone you know has received a permit violation and or is frustrated in resolving a permit Violation for their shed or an addition to to their home, please contact me at 1-800-9730023 ext. 0 or visit our site at YourPermitSolution.com.