Guides, insights, and updates on virtual inspections for Florida contractors.
What HB 803 changed, how local reductions vary, and what to check before your next permit.
No. What the statute allows, who decides, and what the building department can still do.
The shot clocks, the deemed-approval rule, and what happens when the department misses.
What an official can and cannot do with work a private provider already approved.
The commercial floor, the forfeiture penalty, and how to check your invoice.
The exclusions are broader than the headline. Most trade work is still permitted.
In effect since July 1, 2026. Five-day permits, commercial fee floors, and protected virtual inspections.
Every item a Florida inspector checks on an AC changeout.
The real math behind inspection wait times for HVAC contractors.
Everything inspected before walls and ceilings close up.
The start-up inspection verifies your system operates correctly.
From permit application to closeout, including virtual option.
Every inspection in a pool build and how delays cascade.
The most critical inspection in pool construction.
Barrier code requirements and how to pass first time.
Equipotential bonding requirements for pool construction.
Clear your open permit backlog with same-day inspections.
Everything Florida contractors need to know about virtual inspections.
The legal foundation for virtual inspections in Florida.
BORA repealed restrictions on virtual inspections, aligning Broward with Florida.
Every HVAC inspection can be completed virtually. What the inspector checks at each stage.
Side-by-side timelines showing how virtual inspections compress schedules.
Roofing is the highest-volume trade for virtual inspections.
How virtual inspections solve the post-hurricane inspection bottleneck.
Field-tested guide to passing your virtual inspection the first time.
A straightforward comparison of the two inspection paths.
Solar permitting is notoriously delayed. Virtual inspections fix it.
Pool builds are uniquely sensitive to inspection delays.
Everything about filing an NTBO when using a private provider.
Which electrical inspections work virtually and how to prep.
Water heater inspections are straightforward and perfectly suited for virtual.
Impact window replacements are high-volume and ideal for virtual.
HB 667 authorized electronic submission and virtual inspections by building departments.
Generator installations are increasingly common and well-suited for virtual.
Screen enclosures are among the simplest to inspect virtually.
EV charger installations have straightforward inspection requirements.
Understanding why backlogs exist and the alternative Florida created.
Open permits create liability. Virtual inspections provide the fastest path to closeout.