Wind Mitigation Inspection in Broward County

Broward is the other Florida county inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, sharing Miami-Dade's stricter building code but with its own permit and property records. Here is what a local inspection involves.

Broward County shares Miami-Dade's status as one of only two counties inside Florida's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Homes here are held to the same elevated wind-load and product-testing standards, and your wind mitigation inspection reflects that.

What's different about the form here?

Like Miami-Dade, Broward homes can qualify for the top tier of Question 1 through either the standard 2001 Florida Building Code path or the HVHZ-specific 1994 South Florida Building Code path, which requires a qualifying permit dated on or after September 1, 1994. A pre-2001 home in Broward is worth checking against both dates rather than assuming an older home automatically scores at the bottom of that question. Roofing and opening-protection products installed here are frequently documented against a Miami-Dade NOA number as well, since it is widely recognized across South Florida's HVHZ counties, though a statewide Florida Building Code product approval works equally well.

Finding your home's permit history

Broward's county government site, broward.org, is the starting point for locating your property appraiser record and building-permit contacts before your inspection, since your inspector will want a firm year-built or permit date to document Question 1.

What does it cost locally?

Broward falls in the same South Florida pricing band as Miami-Dade: roughly $100 to $175 for a standalone wind mitigation inspection and $175 to $275 combined with a 4-point, per the Miami/Fort Lauderdale regional figures at inspectordata.com.