Author: Fabian Videla

Professional Email Templates Contractors Can Use When Cities Ignore Florida Statute 553.791 NTBO / Homeowner Signature Hello [Building Official], Florida Statute 553.791(2)(a) expressly authorizes the fee owner’s contractor, when authorized in writing, to engage a private provider for plan review and or inspections. The statute does not require the homeowner to be the sole signatory… Continue reading Professional Email Templates Contractors Can Use When Cities Ignore Florida Statute 553.791

When Cities Don’t Follow Florida Statute 553.791: What Contractors Need to Know to Push Back When Does the Review Clock Actually Start? What cities often do? Cities delay the start of statutory timelines by: Treating applications as “incomplete” indefinitely Continuing to request items without issuing a formal completeness determination Claiming the clock does not start until… Continue reading When Cities Don’t Follow Florida Statute 553.791: What Contractors Need to Know to Push Back

Understanding Plan Review Timelines Under Florida Statute 553.791 Base Timeline for Local Building Official Review – FS 553.791(7)(a) When a permit application is submitted with a private provider plan review affidavit, the local building official has: 20 business days to either: Issue the requested permit, or Provide the applicant with a written notice of specific… Continue reading Understanding Plan Review Timelines Under Florida Statute 553.791

Learn how Florida Statute 553.791 allows property owners to use private providers for plan reviews and inspections to accelerate the permitting process and reduce project delays.

Florida Statute 553.791: The Contractor’s Complete Guide to Faster Permits Using Private Providers What Is Florida Statute 553.791? Florida contractors lose weeks every year waiting on permits and inspections.Not because their projects are complicated, but because city departments are overloaded, understaffed, and slow. Florida Statute 553.791 exists to fix that. This law gives contractors a… Continue reading Florida Statute 553.791: The Contractor’s Complete Guide to Faster Permits Using Private Providers

Private Provider Plan Review vs City Plan Review in Florida: What Contractors Need to Know In Florida, contractors are constantly fighting the clock. Every day a permit sits in review is a day the jobsite sits quiet, the crew waits for direction, and the client grows impatient. Many contractors know the traditional city plan review… Continue reading Private Provider Plan Review vs City Plan Review in Florida: What Contractors Need to Know

How Virtual Inspections Save Contractors Time, Money, and Headaches How Virtual Inspections Save Contractors Time, Money, and Headaches in an Ever-Changing Industry Especially for Generator, Roofing, and Window Pros Who Are Tired of Playing the Waiting Game in a Competitive Market If you’re still relying on in-person building inspections, you’re likely bleeding time, losing profit,… Continue reading Virtual inspections

  FS 553.791 Explained: The Truth About Private Providers, Permit Timelines, and What Florida Contractors Need To Know If you work construction in Florida, you already know that the building permit process can feel like a maze of delays, long reviews, missing inspectors, and paperwork that seems to multiply overnight. What most contractors do not… Continue reading FS 553.791 Explained: The Truth About Private Providers, Permit Timelines, and What Florida Contractors Need To Know

Especially for Generator, Roofing, and Window Pros Who Are Tired of Playing the Waiting game virtual inspections are a game changer If you’re still relying on in-person building inspections, you’re likely bleeding time, losing profit, and slowing your crew down. For most contractors, the inspection step looks like this: Crews finish the job Then wait… Continue reading How Virtual Inspections Save Contractors Time, Money, and Headaches

Notarization may seem like a small step in permitting, but done wrong, it can wreck your timelines and expose you to legal trouble.