South Florida Building Contractor
Change of Contractor
We legally take over the contractor of record on your active permit and keep the build moving.
When the relationship with your builder ends mid-project, the permit does not just transfer itself. Someone licensed has to legally become the new contractor of record, and the building department has specific steps to make that happen. We handle all of it.
Red Spade Repairs has managed contractor changes on active South Florida permits for 14 years. We assess what was built, file the paperwork to take over the permit, and continue the job without losing the work you already paid for.
Out of our Coral Springs office, we process these permit transfers throughout Broward County and the Palm Beaches.
A change of contractor is part construction and part paperwork. Get either side wrong and the permit can lapse, which can mean re-permitting the whole project from scratch. We keep that from happening.
First we assess the existing work. Before we put our license on your permit, we inspect what the previous contractor built against the approved plans. We are not signing off on hidden problems, so this step is thorough and honest.
Then we handle the building department. Each South Florida municipality has its own forms and requirements to transfer the contractor of record, and we have learned how the Broward and Palm Beach offices process them. We file the change so the permit stays active and valid.
How We Take Over Your Permit
Assess the Existing Work
We inspect what the previous contractor built against the approved plans before putting our license on the permit.
File the Transfer
We complete the building department's contractor-of-record change so the permit stays active and valid.
Clear Open Items
We resolve any violations or failed inspections the prior contractor left behind on the permit.
Continue the Build
As the new contractor of record, we manage the remaining trades and inspections through to final sign-off.
Once we are the contractor of record, the build is fully ours to manage. We bring it under proper construction project management with a fresh schedule and tracked inspections. If the previous contractor left behind a failed inspection or code violation, we clear it as part of the takeover.
This service overlaps closely with finishing jobs a contractor walked off, and we often handle both at once. We continue every kind of project this way, including multi-story new construction, working from Palm Beach County south to the Keys.
When You Need a Change of Contractor
PERMIT TRANSFER KNOW-HOW
Why South Florida Permit Transfers Trip Owners Up
Most owners do not realize a permit is tied to a specific licensed contractor until that contractor is gone. Then the build freezes, because no licensed party can legally work the job until the contractor of record is changed.
Every South Florida building department handles the transfer a little differently. The forms, the inspection requirements, and the timing all vary between Broward and Palm Beach municipalities. We have walked this process through many of them.
From Coral Springs we stay close to the local building offices, which keeps these transfers moving. We also know that the assessment step protects you. Once our license is on the permit, the prior work becomes our responsibility, so we inspect it carefully before we ever sign the change.
Why Owners Trust Us With the Transfer
- We keep your permit active so you avoid re-permitting from scratch
- Honest assessment of prior work before we sign on
- 14+ years navigating Broward and Palm Beach transfers
- Licensed and insured building contractor as your new contractor of record
Change of Contractor Questions
It can if the transfer is not filed correctly or in time. We handle the building department paperwork to keep the permit active, so you do not have to re-permit the whole project.
Always. Once our license is on the permit, the prior work is our responsibility. We assess it against the plans first, whether the project is a home or a specialized medical office build-out.
Yes. We often do both together, filing the transfer and clearing the violation in one effort, even on stalled work in the Upper Florida Keys. Call (561) 294-1200 to start.
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