New roofs in Lauderhill

Flood-mapped city

Lauderhill homes in the flood hazard area

Because most of Lauderhill is mapped as a Special Flood Hazard Area, flood questions come up more here than in most inland cities.

• Find your zone Enter your address on the city's flood insurance page and click the pin to see the property's flood information before and after July 31, 2024. Source
• Substantial improvement In a flood zone, work costing 50% or more of the building's market value triggers flood-resistant construction rules (FEMA P-758). We weigh the roof price against that. Source
• Documents If you need an elevation certificate or flood determination letter, the city supplies them.

Re-roof permit

Lauderhill re-roof permit through ePermits OneStop

Lauderhill uses the county's ePermits OneStop for submittals. Here's what we put in.

• Re-Roofing Permit Application Lauderhill's application with the HVHZ uniform roofing form.
• Approvals NOAs or Florida product approvals for the covering, underlayment and accessories.
• ePermits OneStop Uploaded through Broward County's portal, where review comments come back.
• Notice of commencement Recorded for any roof job priced more than $5,000. Source

Scheduling Lauderhill inspections

1. Call 954-739-0100 and choose option 3, by 3pm the day before. Source
2. No same-day inspections, so we line up each stage a day ahead.
3. Sheathing, in-progress and final inspections, as required in the HVHZ.

HVHZ, NOA, the 25% rule

Roofing code in Lauderhill

• High-Velocity Hurricane Zone Broward is one of the two HVHZ counties. Roofing follows FBC §§1512–1525: every roofing component, system and assembly needs a valid, current product approval, such as a Miami-Dade NOA. Source
• Design wind speed FBC §1620.2 sets Broward's 3-second-gust design wind speed at 170 mph for Risk Category II buildings, which covers most homes (156 mph for Category I, 180 for III, 185 for IV). Source
• Uniform roofing permit form Every HVHZ roofing job, including reroofing, needs an HVHZ Uniform Roofing Permit Application completed and signed by a licensed contractor (FBC §1512.3.1). BORA publishes the form for use across Broward. Source
• The 25% rule If your roof was built or replaced to the 2007 Florida Building Code or later, only the portion being worked on has to meet current code, even at 25% or more of the roof (§553.844(5)). Older roofs can still need the whole section replaced. Source
• Code change on 12/31/2026 The 9th Edition (2026) Florida Building Code takes effect on 12/31/2026, with HVHZ changes that affect some roofing underlayment NOAs and hip and ridge shingles. Source
• Roof age and insurance An insurer can't refuse to issue or renew a homeowner's policy solely because the roof is under 15 years old. At 15 years or more, an authorized inspection showing at least 5 years of useful life left blocks a refusal on roof age alone (§627.7011(5)). Source

Check any NOA yourself on Miami-Dade's product control search or on floridabuilding.org.

Wind mitigation

Your new roof and your insurance

• Florida law requires home insurers to offer discounts for proven wind-mitigation features (§627.0629). An inspector records them on form OIR-B1-1802, Rev. 04/26. Source
• The roof questions on that form are Roof Covering (Question 4) and Sealed Roof Deck/Secondary Water Resistance (Question 8), plus roof slope, deck attachment, roof-to-wall attachment and roof geometry (Questions 3, 5, 6 and 7). Source
• My Safe Florida Home lists roof-to-deck attachment, roof-to-wall connections and secondary water resistance as grant-eligible upgrades, after the program's free wind-mitigation visit. Source

Your insurer and your policy decide the final credit. See roofing and insurance.