Permits and paperwork
Every demolition starts with the permit file, and each city keeps its own list of papers. These three guides cover the permit itself, the asbestos survey with its notice, and the utility letters the city wants on file.
Demolition permits in Miami-Dade and Broward The papers a city asks for and who is allowed to pull the permit.
Asbestos survey before demolition When the survey and the 10 working day notice apply, and who removes what it finds.
Disconnecting utilities before a teardown FPL, gas, the water meter and the sewer cap or septic tank.
Pools
A pool can be filled in or taken out whole, and the choice shows up later when you sell or build over the spot.
Pool fill-in vs full removal What each method leaves in the ground and what a buyer has to be told.
Flood zones and timing
Flood rules decide whether many coastal houses get repaired or torn down. The calendar decides when the excavator can roll in.
The FEMA 50% rule in Miami When repair work on a flood zone house reaches half its building value.
How long a house demolition takes Weeks of review against a few machine days, plus the cleanup.
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