● Alachua County · North Central Florida

Navigating Permits & Compliance in
Gainesville and Alachua County.

Resolve Building Permits & Code Violations in Gainesville. Palma Building Solutions is your single point of contact for permits, expired-permit closeouts, and code-violation resolution across Gainesville and Alachua County - pairing you with a vetted network of independently licensed Florida engineers and contractors from the first call to a closed, compliant permit.

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Enter the address. Our free tool pulls Alachua County property and permit records and flags unpermitted work in seconds - then we map the exact path to clear it.

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What we handle in Gainesville

Local note - Gainesville. The City of Gainesville and unincorporated Alachua County permit separately. This inland North Central Florida market has few coastal flood concerns, so most review comments focus on standard wind-load and energy-code compliance and on closing out permits left open on rental and student-housing properties.

How it works

01

Tell us the address

We pull the Gainesville permit and code record and confirm exactly what you're dealing with.

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We build the plan

A clear scope and a fixed path through the Alachua County Building Division, handled by licensed Florida pros.

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Closed and compliant

Inspections passed, comments cleared, and your property in full legal standing.

How we help Gainesville

Common Code Violations & Citations in Gainesville

The issues we resolve most often for Alachua County property owners.

What clients say

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Gainesville permits & compliance FAQ

Does Palma handle permits and code violations in Gainesville?

Yes. Palma coordinates permitting and compliance work throughout Gainesville and Alachua County, and connects you with independently licensed Florida engineers and contractors who perform the work.

Which building department handles Gainesville?

Most Alachua County work runs through the Alachua County Building Division, though incorporated cities often permit on their own portals. We confirm which authority holds your record before doing anything else.

Is Palma a contractor or engineer?

No. Palma Building Solutions is a permitting and project-coordination company. The engineering and construction are performed by a vetted network of independently licensed Florida professionals.

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Permitting in Gainesville

Work inside the City of Gainesville is permitted by the city's Building Division through the PermitGNV system under Chapter 13 (Housing and Commercial Building Code) of the city code, while unincorporated Alachua County permits through Growth Management under Title 33 (Building Code) of the county code, so the first step is confirming which authority holds your record. Both adopt the Florida Building Code, and under Florida Statute 553.791 a licensed private provider can perform plan review and inspections in place of staff. As a university town, Gainesville sees steady renovation and rental-conversion volume.

North Central Florida is not a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, but wind-load and energy-code compliance drive most plan-review comments, and creek-adjacent and low-lying parcels can fall in mapped FEMA flood zones where base-flood elevation applies. Older near-campus rental stock is exactly where legacy unpermitted work, expired permits, and open permits surface, and where Palma's coordination keeps a project moving to a clean closeout.

Local code & permitting references in Gainesville

Official links to verify Alachua County requirements yourself.

Permitting & development news

Recent local context on permitting and growth in Alachua County.

Other Florida service areas

Palma also serves Alachua, Newberry, High Springs, Archer, and the rest of Alachua County.