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Emergency Board Up: Areas We Cover in Florida

We take jobs in 24 Florida cities, from the Panhandle to Miami-Dade, and in the towns around them. Send the property address and we'll confirm.

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Emergency Board Up in Florida

MiamiMiami-Dade County · $190 to $970In the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, plywood is a stopgap, and most homes sit in multi-unit buildings with building management involved.
HialeahMiami-Dade County · $190 to $970Hialeah applies county unsafe-structure rules to open vacant buildings, and nearly 9 in 10 of its homes were built before 2000.
Fort LauderdaleBroward County · $190 to $970Emergency boards may stay up 60 days without a city certificate, and boarded vacant buildings must meet a bolted 5/8-inch plywood standard.
HollywoodBroward County · $190 to $960Hollywood bars boards on occupied homes' windows, and downtown and beach businesses get 7 days after an emergency to remove storm coverings.
West Palm BeachPalm Beach County · $190 to $970West Palm Beach requires a city certificate for boards left on a building, but storm and emergency boarding is exempt.
Boca RatonPalm Beach County · $200 to $990Boca Raton is in the county's 170 mph wind band, and storm plywood must come down within 10 days of a warning ending.

TampaHillsborough County · $180 to $910Inside city limits, vacant buildings must be boarded to a written city standard, and Helene and Milton both struck Tampa Bay in 2024.
St. PetersburgPinellas County · $180 to $910St. Pete wants boards on an empty building painted to blend in, and Helene set the city's tide-gauge record in 2024.
ClearwaterPinellas County · $180 to $910Clearwater code treats a building boarded up for six months as abandoned, and Helene set a surge record at the city's tide gauge.

OrlandoOrange County · $180 to $910Orlando requires a fire-damaged property to be secured, and many Orlando addresses are unincorporated Orange County with different police and code offices.
LakelandPolk County · $180 to $910Lakeland fines owners who leave a building open, and many Lakeland addresses fall under Polk County rules instead.
KissimmeeOsceola County · $180 to $910Kissimmee limits plywood to 30 days pending repairs, and many Kissimmee addresses fall under Osceola County offices instead of the city.
OcalaMarion County · $180 to $890A line through Ocala splits 130 and 140 mph wind zones, and storefronts boarded past 30 days need a city permit.

Cape CoralLee County · $180 to $900Cape Coral code counts a broken window seen from a canal, and most residents live in a Special Flood Hazard Area.
Fort MyersLee County · $180 to $900Riverfront Fort Myers lots carry the highest wind exposure, and many Fort Myers mailing addresses fall under Lee County instead.
SarasotaSarasota County · $190 to $940Milton was the first direct hit on Sarasota, and whether an address is inside city limits decides who you call.

Port St. LucieSt. Lucie County · $190 to $950Port St. Lucie code limits when storm panels may stay closed, and Milton's 2024 tornadoes crossed neighborhoods all over the city.
Palm BayBrevard County · $180 to $920Palm Bay lets temporary boarding go ahead without a permit, and many homes are still recovering from the November 2026 flood.
Daytona BeachVolusia County · $180 to $900Beachside Daytona Beach is in the wind-borne debris region, and its bridges close at 39 mph, so boarding there runs on a deadline.

JacksonvilleDuval County · $190 to $940Jacksonville's own code sets how a vacant building is boarded and for how long, and wind speeds change at I-95.
GainesvilleAlachua County · $170 to $850Gainesville storm damage is mostly fallen trees, and the city wants clear polycarbonate, not plywood, on buildings left empty past 30 days.

TallahasseeLeon County · $170 to $870In Tallahassee, falling trees and tornadoes do the storm damage, and the city caps how long an empty building may stay boarded.
PensacolaEscambia County · $180 to $920Pensacola's own code puts a clock on plywood: two weeks after a break-in, six months after storm damage like Hurricane Isaias.
Panama CityBay County · $180 to $910After Michael, Panama City sent notices to owners of untouched damaged buildings, and its nuisance code can end in a city lien.

Emergency Board Up in Florida