Water heater permit checklist — Miami, Florida
Assembled from Miami’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Miami requires a permit for a water heater.
A water heater cannot ride on the $7,500 residential permit exemption that Fla. Stat. 553.79(1)(g) created statewide on July 1, 2026. That paragraph excludes plumbing, gas and electrical work regardless of cost, and a water heater falls into at least one of those trades in every configuration. The Easy Permit route described below remains the fast path in Miami.
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Sources
- water heater — permit rules ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Miami publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
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BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Miami before you build.