How Private Provider Services Work in Florida
Under Florida Statute §553.791, property owners and builders have the legal right to hire a licensed private provider to perform building inspections and plan reviews instead of the local building department. The statute was enacted to reduce construction delays caused by overloaded municipal building departments.
The property owner or contractor files a notice of election with the local building department, naming Tew & Taylor as the private provider.
The municipality issues a building permit in the normal manner. The permit fee is reduced as required by F.S. §553.791.
Tew & Taylor performs plan review, returning organized comments in 2 days on average — replacing municipal review that can take 3–6 weeks.
Tew & Taylor schedules and performs all required inspections around your crew's readiness. Same-day availability eliminates the municipal queue.
Tew & Taylor submits all results to the building department. The municipality is legally required to accept them and issues the certificate of completion or occupancy.
Average schedule saved per project
Across plan review and inspection phases, Tew & Taylor clients typically recover 6–7 weeks compared to the municipal building department process.
Key Legal Provisions of F.S. §553.791
- Every Florida municipality is legally required to accept private provider results
- Permit fees must be reduced when a private provider is used
- Private provider results carry the same legal standing as government inspections
- Available for residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects of any scale
- Can be elected for inspections only, plan review only, or both