Miami-Dade County Real Estate Resources
From title searches to permitting disputes, real estate deals and real estate litigation in Miami-Dade County routinely run through the same handful of government offices. Below is a guide to the official Miami-Dade resources our clients rely on most. If a title problem, permitting dispute, boundary conflict, or contested transaction comes up along the way, contact our office, this is exactly the kind of issue we handle.
Courts & Public Records
- Miami-Dade Clerk of the Courts & Comptroller: miamidadeclerk.gov
- Home & Property Hub (deed fraud alerts, landlord/tenant disputes, code enforcement, homestead exemption, Value Adjustment Board): miamidadeclerk.gov/clerk/home-property.page
- Official Records Search, deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, judgments: onlineservices.miamidadeclerk.gov/officialrecords
- Value Adjustment Board: miamidadeclerk.gov/clerk/value-adjustment-board.page
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court: jud11.flcourts.org
- Miami-Dade County Bar Association: dadecountybar.org
Official Records is the starting point for nearly every title question. It’s where deeds, mortgages, liens, and judgments affecting a Miami-Dade property are indexed and searchable.
Property Appraiser & Tax Records
- Miami-Dade Property Appraiser: miamidadepa.gov
- Homestead Exemption Fraud Reporting: available through the Property Appraiser’s office, 305-375-3402
- Tangible Personal Property Search: available through miamidadepa.gov
Tax Collector
- Miami-Dade Office of the Tax Collector: mdctaxcollector.gov
- Real estate tax payments, tax certificate sales, and business tax receipts are all handled through this office.
Building, Permitting & Zoning
- Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources (RER), Building: miamidade.gov/building
- Find a Permit / RER Permitting Home: miamidade.gov/permits
- Plan Status & Application Submittal Portal (ePlan): miamidade.gov/Apps/RER/EPSPortal
- E-Permitting for Contractors (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, roofing, gas): miamidade.gov/global/permit.page
- ePayment (permit, inspection, impact, and zoning fees): wwwx.miamidade.gov/Apps/RER/ePayment
- Building Online Services (permit cards, plans library, code case search): miamidade.gov/permits/online-services.asp
- RER main office: Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st Street, 11th Floor, Miami, FL 33128, 305-375-2877
- Permitting & Inspection Center: 11805 SW 26th Street (Saffir Building), Miami, FL 33175, 786-315-2000
Important: several municipalities, including the City of Miami, Miami Lakes, and Bal Harbour, run their own e-Municipal permitting systems separate from the county. Before submitting anything, confirm whether the property falls under unincorporated Miami-Dade or a city with its own building department.
Licensing & Professional Verification
- Florida DBPR License Search (contractors, real estate agents/brokers, appraisers, community association managers): myfloridalicense.com
- Florida Board of Professional Surveyors & Mappers: fdacs.gov/psm
- Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz): search.sunbiz.org
MLS & Real Estate Associations
- MIAMI Association of Realtors: miamirealtors.com
- RWorld (market reports covering Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie): rworld.com
This page is provided for general informational purposes and links to third-party government websites that J. Hughes Legal does not control. Always confirm current information directly with the relevant agency. If you’re facing a title dispute, permitting conflict, boundary issue, or other real estate matter in Miami-Dade County, schedule a consultation with our office.