TENANT BUILDOUT
INTERIOR FIT-OUTS
Commercial Tenant Build-Outs
Space planning, heavy metal stud framing, drywall, acoustic ceiling grids, and designer commercial flooring.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL CONTRACTOR • DIV 01 / 02
FL CGC1517295 • CCC1329271
Code Violation Repair in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Code violations don't go away — they multiply. We handle code violation repairs in Fort Lauderdale to bring properties back into compliance and clear the record.
FBC & ADA Standards
Zero Violations
Direct Qualifier CGC
CGC1517295 • CCC1329271
100% In-House Supervision
Zero Subcontracting Gaps
FL STATE LICENSED
CGC1517295 • CCC1329271
100%
In-House Crews • Zero Brokers
COMMERCIAL GENERAL CONTRACTOR • SOUTH FLORIDA
Clear Your Code Violations the Right Way
Code violation repair in Fort Lauderdale is a time-sensitive service — building department orders have deadlines, fines accumulate daily, and in severe cases, occupied buildings face closure orders that displace tenants and halt business operations. Whether the violation notice came from a routine inspection, a recertification finding, or a complaint from an adjacent property owner, the path to compliance requires a licensed contractor who can diagnose the scope, obtain the permits, execute the repairs, and close the building department's finding with a completed final inspection. At Planet Construction FL, we navigate Fort Lauderdale's building compliance process efficiently and deliver the construction work that converts a violation notice into a closed file.
Permit Expediting & Engineering
Direct coordination with municipal building officials, registered structural engineers, and life safety reviewers for accelerated approvals.
ADA & Life Safety Compliance
Full ADA Title III accessibility upgrades, fire barrier ratings, egress calculations, and zero-liability inspection sign-offs.
Dual State Licensing
Certified General Contractor (CGC1517295) and Certified Roofing Contractor (CCC1329271) under unified commercial accountability.
Commercial Risk Reality • Liability Exposure
Code Violations Stack Up Fast
Once a code violation lands on your property, the clock is running. Fines accumulate, daily penalties pile up, and eventually the city escalates. Beyond the financial pressure, unresolved violations affect your ability to sell, refinance, lease, or get permits for any other work. Most owners want to clear them; they just need a contractor who understands the process.
Mandatory Building Department Benchmark • FBC Standards
Engineered Protocol • Quality Assurance
Code Violation Repairs Documented for the City
We handle code violation repair in Fort Lauderdale by reviewing the citation, scoping the required work, executing repairs to current code, and documenting everything for the inspector. Whether it's structural, electrical, life safety, or zoning-related, we get the work done and the violation cleared. The result is a property back in good standing.
Fully documented for municipal building inspection file
COMMERCIAL • MULTI-TENANT • INDUSTRIAL
Common Code Violations in Fort Lauderdale Buildings
Planet Construction FL addresses code violations across the primary violation categories that Fort Lauderdale's building department and Broward County's inspection programs identify in the region's commercial and residential building stock. Structural violations — identified in 40-year recertification and SB 4-D milestone inspections — include spalling concrete, rebar corrosion exposure, deflecting structural members, and failed expansion joints in parking structures. Fire safety violations include missing or non-functional fire suppression coverage, fire-rated assembly breaches, improper egress door hardware, and inadequate exit signage and emergency lighting. ADA and accessibility violations — particularly common in older commercial properties — include non-compliant restrooms, missing accessible parking spaces, and inadequate path-of-travel accessibility. Electrical violations, roof condition violations, and exterior maintenance violations complete the most common violation categories we address in Fort Lauderdale's building stock.
TENANT BUILDOUT
ADA COMPLIANCE
ACCESSIBILITY
ADA Title III Renovations
Exterior concrete access ramps, handrails, door clearances, and turnkey ADA commercial restroom remodels.
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STRUCTURAL & MEP
TRADE COORDINATION
Commercial Framing & MEP
Turnkey management of commercial electrical panels, HVAC duct distribution, and plumbing rough-ins under single GC oversight.
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IMPACT STOREFRONTS
BUILDING ENVELOPE
Storefronts & Impact Glass
Heavy-gauge aluminum storefront framing, hurricane impact security glazing, panic push-bars, and ADA automatic doors.
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PERMIT REMEDIATION
MUNICIPAL RESOLUTION
Code Violation Remediation
Legalizing unpermitted work, clearing building department stop-work orders, and resolving expired permits with city officials.
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ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS
FACADE RESTORATION
Commercial Painting & Facades
High-build elastomeric waterproofing, airless spray coatings, and architectural stucco modernization for commercial buildings.
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Regulatory Code Standards • FBC & ADA Compliance
Structural Violations — Our Core Expertise
Structural concrete violations are the most common code violation category in Fort Lauderdale's aging multi-story building stock, and they are Planet Construction FL's primary expertise area. Building department orders for concrete spalling, rebar exposure, and structural deficiency findings from 40-year recertification and SB 4-D milestone inspections typically specify a repair completion deadline — often 60–120 days from the order date — and require a final inspection by a structural engineer of record before the building department will close the violation. Planet Construction FL executes structural violation repair scopes working directly alongside structural engineers, providing the repair documentation — photographs, material certifications, and permit records — that the engineer needs for the final compliance letter. Our experience with the building department's documentation requirements for structural violation closure makes the process faster and more reliable than contractors without this specific background.
Licensed CGC1517295 • CCC1329271 Execution
Direct Municipal Building Department Inspections
Code Assurance Criteria
ENGINEERING PROTOCOL
Sealed Commercial Blueprints
Signed & sealed architectural, MEP, and structural engineering drawings for permit approval.
ADA TITLE III CRITERIA
FBC Chapter 11 Accessibility
1:12 ramp slope tolerances, 32-inch clear door swings, and compliant restroom grab-bar configurations.
FIRE & LIFE SAFETY
NFPA 101 Life Safety Standards
Fire-rated drywall partitions, panic exit hardware, and illuminated egress lighting paths.
THE DUAL-LICENSE DIFFERENCE
Why Hiring a Single-Source General Contractor Saves Projects
Commercial renovations intersect with electrical, mechanical, drywall, and municipal inspections. Dividing trades across brokers causes delays, finger-pointing, and inspection failures.
THE TRADITIONAL MODEL
Disjointed Subcontracting
Hiring separate framing crews, electricians, and finish painters leaves no single party accountable for schedule, safety, or final city inspection sign-offs.
Critical Risk: Multiple markups, inspection stop-work orders, and finger-pointing over punch-list defects.
★ SINGLE-SOURCE GC CONTROL
THE PLANET CONSTRUCTION STANDARD
Unified General Contractor Control
John Kraja directly manages every commercial project phase under dual state licenses (CGC1517295 & CCC1329271). In-house supervision, fast municipal turnaround, and complete trade accountability.
Guaranteed Result: One contract, dedicated site superintendents, zero middleman broker fees, and full warranty protection.
MUNICIPAL RAPIDITY
Accelerated Permit Milestones
We pull commercial master permits directly across Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Hollywood, Boca Raton, and Miami-Dade. Daily inspection scheduling ensures rapid Certificate of Occupancy.
Turnkey Efficiency: Faster tenant occupancy, reduced business downtime, and full Florida Building Code certification.
Commercial Asset Managers • Property Directors
Our Fast-Track Compliance Process
Code violation repair at Planet Construction FL follows a fast-track process calibrated to the urgency that building department deadlines create. We begin with an immediate site assessment to confirm the full scope of violations and identify any additional conditions that the building department's initial inspection may not have captured — because discovering additional violations after repair work has begun is an expensive problem. Permit applications are filed as quickly as the documented scope allows, with the engineer's supporting documentation where structural permits require it. Construction begins immediately upon permit approval, with a crew size and schedule calibrated to meeting the compliance deadline. We maintain daily communication with the property owner and their attorney or agent throughout the process and provide interim documentation of completed repair work for the owner's records and the building department's file.
Multi-Tenant Commercial Facility Support
Phased construction logistics, off-hours night shifts, tenant coordination, and rapid permit closeouts.
Detailed Commercial Bids with Trade-Itemized Material & Labor Cost Breakdown
Zero-Disruption Execution Schedules for High-Traffic Retail & Medical Facilities
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Direct Qualifier CGC1517295 • On-Site Consultations
RECENT REGIONAL PERFORMANCE • VERIFIED SITES
Documented Commercial Projects • South Florida Portfolio
Engineering-compliant tenant build-outs, ADA accessibility upgrades, and commercial facade modernizations across Broward and Palm Beach counties.
WESTON • RETAIL SHOWROOM
Weston Retail Showroom Build-Out
Custom display wall partitions, polished concrete flooring, exposed ceiling MEP painting, and architectural track lighting.
FORT LAUDERDALE • CORPORATE
Commercial ADA Restroom Modernization
Full Title III accessibility upgrade: structural grab bars, porcelain wall tiles, touchless commercial fixtures, and widened doorway.
POMPANO BEACH • COMMERCIAL PLAZA
Commercial Plaza Facade Restoration
Stucco remediation, expansion joint caulking, boom-lift airless elastomeric coating, and high-visibility tenant parapet refresh.
COMMERCIAL EXPERTISE • CLARITY FOR TENANTS & OWNERS
Frequently Asked Questions • Commercial Construction
Direct answers regarding project schedules, building permits, off-hours execution, and Florida Building Code standards.
What happens if I don't fix a building code violation in Fort Lauderdale?
Unaddressed building code violations in Fort Lauderdale result in escalating daily fines — often $50 to $250 per day per violation after the correction deadline has passed. Serious structural, fire safety, or occupancy violations can result in building department orders restricting or prohibiting occupancy — an occupancy restriction on a commercial building displaces tenants and eliminates rental income until the violation is corrected and the restriction is lifted. In the most serious cases, buildings with unaddressed violations may be condemned. Prompt action on violation notices is always the least expensive and least disruptive path forward.
Can you get permits fast enough to meet violation deadlines?
We work aggressively to minimize permit processing time for code violation repair projects. Structural permits requiring engineering documentation take longer than standard permits — the engineering review is sequential and not compressible beyond certain limits. We communicate realistic timelines for permit approval to property owners at the outset of every violation repair engagement, and we advise on requesting deadline extensions from the building department when permit processing timelines make the original deadline unachievable. Building departments typically grant reasonable extensions when the property owner demonstrates active, good-faith progress toward compliance — and our documentation of the active permit application process supports those extension requests.
Do you work with property owners facing 40-year recertification violations?
Yes — 40-year recertification structural deficiency findings are among our most frequent code violation repair engagements. We have extensive experience executing concrete restoration and structural repair scopes to satisfy recertification findings, working with the structural engineer of record to confirm repair approach and provide the final compliance documentation that the Broward County Building Department requires for recertification certificate issuance.
Can you help if my building was cited after a complaint?
Yes — code violations arising from third-party complaints are addressed through the same process as inspection-initiated violations. The building department's violation notice specifies the conditions to be corrected and the deadline for correction. Planet Construction FL assesses the cited conditions, develops a repair scope, and executes the work required to satisfy the violation and pass the final inspection. We also assess adjacent conditions that weren't cited but represent potential future violations, so the property owner can address them proactively.
DIRECT GENERAL CONTRACTOR ACCESS
Schedule a Commercial Consultation & Site Assessment
Discuss your commercial project directly with Qualifying General Contractor John Kraja. We provide site inspections, blueprint reviews, and detailed commercial cost estimates across Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties.