Roof replacement in North Miami Beach, FL

Roof permits in North Miami Beach are issued by the city's Building Department, not by Miami-Dade County. Check the department page before you hire anyone, since that is where the city lists its current requirements.

Miami-Dade is one of the two Florida counties in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, so roof work here follows the stricter hurricane rules. A permit must be filed before work starts, and the work must begin within six months of issuance or the permit becomes invalid.

If the work costs more than a set amount, the permit office asks for a recorded Notice of Commencement before the first inspection. Ask your contractor who will file it.

If more than 25 percent of your roof area is replaced within any 12-month period, the whole roof covering must be brought to the current code. The exception applies when the existing roof was built to the 2007 Florida Building Code or later, in which case only the repaired part must meet current rules. Your roof's build date decides which applies.

A roof recover over an old roof is not allowed if the deck is soaked or deteriorated, if there are already two layers of covering, or if the old covering is tile or shake. In those cases the crew must tear off to the deck.