Florida permit cards belong where building offices can find them
A permit is not just an email or receipt. Jobsite papers need to be available where the local building office can review them.
An approval email is not the whole file at a Florida jobsite. State law lets the permit and site plans stay there on paper or in digital form. The building office must be able to see them for an inspection and keep the needed record.
The local office sets the day-to-day rules. It may say where to post the permit card, how the inspector can open digital plans, and which approved papers must be ready. A photo of the permit number can help you find the file, but it may not meet those local steps.
Before work starts, ask the contractor where the permit and approved plans will stay. Include change papers, product approvals, and past inspection results. An owner-builder should set up the same kind of file. Keep paper dry and give digital files clear names that open on the jobsite. When the inspector arrives, the work should be the main subject of the visit, not a hunt through old email.
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Last checked against these sources: August 2, 2026.
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