ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
BUILDING CODE SERVICES DIVISION | BUILDING CODE VIOLATION AND PROPERTY RESEARCH
2307 West Broward Boulevard, Suite 300 | Plantation, FL 33312 • 954-765-4400 Ext. 9861 • BCSLienSearch@broward.org
Dear Customer:
All Building Code Violation and Property Research requests are required to be in writing using the provided research request
form and the research fee received prior to the research commencement. Please find the attached Property and Building
Code Violation Research Request form for Building Code Services Division (BCSD) and the Credit Card Authorization form.
These searches are limited to ONLY: Broward County (Unincorporated) building permits, Broward County Building Code
Services building code violations, and liens for properties for which BCSD has or no longer has jurisdiction.
Not within our jurisdiction:
For locations for which Broward County Building Permitting no longer has jurisdiction, the permitting requirements for the
municipality holding jurisdiction, must be fulfilled prior to our agency closing out the permit. Authorized personnel from the
city will inform our Building Official if our permit should be closed.
If you choose to pay by credit card, the authorized cardholder must sign the authorization form and indicate an amount to
be charged. For your convenience these forms can be returned by fax or e-mail.
Search fee(s) are listed on the research request form. Please allow 5-7 business days for a reply by email or fax. Research
request and credit card payments should be emailed to BCSLienSearch@broward.org.
Checks or money orders must be payable to: “Broward County Board of Commissioners” and mail to:
Broward County Building Code Services Division
Building Code Violation and Property Research
2307 W. Broward Boulevard, Suite 300
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
Note: These forms are specific to BCSD Building Code Violation and Property Research and cannot be used for any
other requests or payments.
Closing out a Permit:
Broward County Building Permitting jurisdiction: Additional review by BCSD’s Building Permitting office is required prior to
closing out an open permit for which BCSD has jurisdiction. Please contact us at 954.765.4400 ext. 9861.
The following are the permit statuses used by our agency.