Common Rejection Reasons
8 documented for Homestead. Our AI flags all of these.
1Insurance certificate holder MUST read EXACTLY: 'CITY OF HOMESTEAD, 100 CIVIC COURT, HOMESTEAD, FL 33030' — this is from the official Contractor Licensing Registration PDF. Private Provider cert holder is slightly different: 'City of Homestead Building Department, 100 Civic Court, Homestead, FL 33030'
2Contractor must register with BOTH Miami-Dade County AND City of Homestead BEFORE submitting ANY permit application — dual registration is mandatory
3As of October 1, 2025, ALL contractor/utility owner registration must go through EPL-B.U.I.L.D. — the old paper/email registration process is dead
4Registration requires: (A) State of Florida Contractor License (DBPR), (B) Miami-Dade County Local Business Tax Receipt OR County of Origin LBT, (C) Liability & Workers Comp Insurance, (D) Driver's License (original or clear color copy), (E) Company info + EIN + email
5Owner-builder insurance minimums are DIFFERENT from contractor: $50,000 per person liability (per official registration page)
6File naming convention is STRICTLY ENFORCED — application will NOT be accepted if naming convention is not followed! Format: BD-YY-XXXXX-PT-R-DISCIPLINE (all UPPERCASE). If no permit number yet, use file contents as name
7NO special characters allowed in file names: no asterisks, parentheses, periods, question marks, shapes, double periods, # % & { } / \ ? < > * $ ! ' — this alone causes more rejections than any other issue
8Plans must be ONE PDF PER DISCIPLINE — grouped by Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil. NOT one giant PDF, NOT one PDF per page