Request permit history for a Lee County property
Search the permitting authority serving the exact parcel, including relevant legacy systems. A single empty online search does not establish that the property has no permits.
Steps
- 1
Confirm the responsible government
Lee County lists six incorporated permit jurisdictions. Determine the exact polygon and agency before searching.
leegov.com/permits - 2
Search the County path if County jurisdiction applies
Use Lee County eConnect for County records and applications. Its portal supports search by address, case number, parcel STRAP or license, subject to the portal's user/account restrictions.
aca-prod.accela.com/leeco/login.aspx - 3
Search the correct city or Town systems
Use the responsible local portal and check separate historical or transition systems. Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel publish two-system date splits.
fmbgov.com/1069/Building-Services-Applications-Forms - 4
Resolve an empty, incomplete or mismatched search
Ask the authority to conduct a records search using the exact address and parcel. Do not interpret an empty StartFL or portal search as confirmation that no record exists.
leegov.com/dcd/publicrecords
Documents
- Property address
- Parcel identifier or STRAP when available
- Permit number or approximate work date, if known