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Florida building permit guides
Updated September 2026
Permit rules are written by the county and then rewritten by each city inside it, which is why two houses ten minutes apart can get different answers. These guides work through it job by job, and every rule names the page or the statute it came from.
Do I need a permit in Pinellas County?
The $500 repair rule, the under-$7,500 exemption, roofs, windows, sheds and flood zones. 30 jobs, 19 sources.
Do I need a permit in Hillsborough County?
No dollar threshold here - the county publishes an exempt list instead. Sheds, fences, porches, roofs, windows and flood zones. 24 jobs, 13 sources.
Guides for the rest of the counties we cover are being written next.