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Our permit feed, or the county's own data
The agencies behind Miami-Dade (county-issued), Tallahassee–Leon (new construction), City of Miami, Cape Coral and Leesburg publish their permits free. Here is what you would do yourself, and what we do for you each morning.
Side by side
| The county's own open data (free) | Fileherald | |
|---|---|---|
| Source and freshness | ||
| Where the records come from | The county building department's published dataset | The same datasets, with the county's record linked on every row |
| How often it updates | Most days; each agency's schedule is on our Sources page | Collected every weekday morning |
| Each new permit once | You keep track of what you have already seen | Each permit once, on the day it first appears |
| The work on top | ||
| Only your trade | You filter permit types and descriptions yourself | Sorted to your trades by fixed keyword rules |
| Owner-builder permits removed | Not included | Included |
| Owners who are people left out | Shown in the county's own data | Included |
| Where the job really is (Miami-Dade) | The City field reads "MIAMI" on nearly every row | The municipality from the folio number |
| Delivery and terms | ||
| What you receive | A map, a table or an API you visit | A morning email with a CSV |
| Price | Free | From $149 a month |
| Who else gets the same permits | Anyone | Each trade and county goes to at most 5 subscribers, counting Local, Pro and Team together, or to one exclusive subscriber. |
| Bad records | No remedy | Every bad record credited on the next bill |
When the county's data is the better choice
- If you want every permit, including owner-builder jobs, or a one-off look at a single address, the county's own data is free and complete for what it covers.
- Several websites also let you browse Miami-Dade permits; if you want to search rather than receive a morning list, one of them may suit you better.
What our filters removed last time
- Miami-Dade (county-issued permits): our last collection read 36 permits issued Oct 31–Nov 3; 8 were owner-builder permits or contractors with no company marker and were removed, and 0 had no contractor or no usable date.
- Tallahassee–Leon (new construction only): our last collection read 2 permits issued Oct 31–Nov 3; 0 were owner-builder permits or contractors with no company marker and were removed, and 0 had no contractor or no usable date.
- City of Miami (city-issued permits): our last collection read 125 permits issued Oct 31–Nov 3; 11 were owner-builder permits or contractors with no company marker and were removed, and 12 had no contractor or no usable date.
- Cape Coral (city-issued permits): our last collection read 157 permits issued Oct 31–Nov 3; 7 were owner-builder permits or contractors with no company marker and were removed, and 72 had no contractor or no usable date.
- Leesburg (city-issued permits): our last collection read 18 permits issued Oct 31–Nov 3; 3 were owner-builder permits or contractors with no company marker and were removed, and 0 had no contractor or no usable date.