What photos prove it's fixed?
Pick the violation on your notice and get a shot list to prove it's been corrected: before, during and after the work, plus the papers to keep with the photos and a photo card to print. It runs in your browser, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Florida · every violation type
Your choice, the photo card details and your ticks are kept in this browser on this device, so you can come back to the list before, during and after the work. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Pick what the notice is about, and your shot list appears here: before, during and after the work, plus the papers to keep with the photos.
How this works
Proof that a violation has been corrected is easiest to read as before-and-after pairs: the same spot, the same angle, the same zoom, with the date on each. Every list starts with the shots any notice needs: a wide shot with the house number, the inspector's angles, a close-up of each cited item, the permit card and the final inspection. Then it adds the shots for your violation, such as a tape measure in the grass for an overgrown lot or a gate closing on its own for a pool barrier.
The code office decides how compliance is confirmed, usually with its own reinspection, so ask the inspector how they want to see proof. Your photos back that up, record when the work was done, and are worth bringing to any hearing.
It runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent anywhere. It is general information about how code enforcement usually works in Florida, not legal advice. Your notice, your city or county’s code and the code office named on the notice are what count. For legal questions, talk to a Florida attorney.
Questions people ask
- What photos should I take to prove a code violation is fixed?
- A wide shot of the front with the house number readable, the same angles the inspector used, and a close-up of each item the notice lists, all taken before the work and again after it from the same spots. Add the permit card while the work is under way and the passed final inspection when it's done, if the work needed a permit.
- Will photos close my code case?
- Usually not on their own. Code offices generally confirm compliance with their own reinspection, and the code office decides what it needs to see. Dated photos back that up, show when the work was done, and are worth bringing to any hearing. Ask the inspector how they want proof.
- How do I show the date a photo was taken?
- Set your phone's date and time to automatic and keep the original files, which store the date the photo was taken. Edited copies, screenshots and photos sent through some messaging apps can lose it. Turning on a date stamp, or holding a card with the date written on it in the first shot, puts the date on the picture itself.
- Should I take photos of the work while it's being done?
- Yes, especially of anything that gets covered up, such as framing, wiring, plumbing or roof decking. Ask your contractor to share their progress photos too. Once it's covered, it's hard to show.
- Is it safe to photograph an unsafe structure or a damaged roof?
- Take every photo from a safe distance and from the ground. Don't go into, onto or under an area the notice says is unsafe, and don't climb onto a damaged roof. Use zoom, and leave close-ups to the contractor or engineer.
- Is anything I enter saved or sent anywhere?
- Nothing is sent anywhere. Your choice, the photo card details and your ticks are kept in this browser on your own device so you can come back to the list, and the Clear everything button removes them.
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Have 360 Home Improvements look at it
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