Violations Research Service

The RER Lien Section provides enforcement research services of real property within unincorporated Miami-Dade County that is limited to the following information:

• Unsafe Structures violations
• Work Without Permit violations
• Expired Permit violations
• Minimum Housing violations
• Neighborhood violations
• Liens recorded for above violations
• Environmental Resources Management enforcement violations

Research Request Form

Fee: $250 per property

Process time: 10-20 business days. Additional time may be required depending on the complexity of the research.

You may submit your research request form via email to [email protected]. After receiving your request, a process number will be provided to you along with an online payment link or Payment must accompany the application in the form of a check or money order made payable to Miami-Dade County.

Miami-Dade County
Dept. of Regulatory and Economic Resources
Lien Collection Section
11805 SW 26 St., Ste. 230
Miami, FL 33175-2464

Copies of lien files cost 15 cents per page (20 cents if double-sided).

Lien Pay-Off / Estoppel Letter

The RER Lien Section provides Lien Pay-off services of real property within unincorporated Miami-Dade County for liens placed on Code Enforcement Violations. Please click on the link below for information to complete and submit a Lien Pay-off request via email to [email protected]. After receiving your request, a process number will be provided to you along with an online payment link.

Lien Pay-Off Request form

Fee: Non-refundable fee of $75, per folio, for the pay-off letter must be paid up front.

Process time: Allow up to three (3) business days, after payment is received, to process the letter.

The payment in the form of a check or money order should be made payable to Miami-Dade County. 

If mailing payment with Lien Pay-Off Request form, send to:

Miami-Dade County
Dept. of Regulatory and Economic Resources
Lien Collection Section
11805 SW 26 St., Ste. 230
Miami, FL 33175-2464

Note: For cases under the jurisdiction of Miami-Dade County Finance Credit and Collections please visit Finance Department.

Special Release of Lien

Section 8CC-7(b) of the Code of Miami-Dade County provides that “A certified copy of an order imposing a civil penalty or an electronic copy of such order may be recorded in the public records and thereafter shall constitute a lien against the land on which the violation exists or upon any other real or personal property owned by the violator.” Thus, there are occasions when RER records a code enforcement lien against the property on which the violation exists and upon other real or personal property owned by the same violator. A Special Release of Lien service is offered, therefore, to the owner of multiple properties that seeks a release of RER’s liens from their properties that have no open code violations where those properties were liened as a result of a violation on the owner’s other property or properties and where that violation remains uncorrected. The Special Release of Lien clears the property without violation(s) from the impact of the liens.

Download and complete the Special Release request form and submit it via email to [email protected]. After receiving your request, a process number will be provided to you along with an online payment link. 

Fees for this document are as follows:

• $75 lien release processing fee for each lien included in the Special Release document to be recorded
• $250 enforcement violation research for each folio (minimum two folios)

Process time: 10-20 business days. Additional time may be required depending on the complexity of the research.

The fee for a Special Release may be paid upfront by check or money order made payable to Miami-Dade County once your request has been reviewed.

If mailing a check, the completed Special Release request form must accompany payment and be sent to:

Miami-Dade County
Dept. of Regulatory and Economic Resources
Lien Collection Section
11805 SW 26 St., Ste. 230
Miami, FL 33175-2464

Refunds: Should the enforcement violation research reveal violations on the property referenced in the Special Release of Lien request form as the folio number without violations, this property is ineligible for the Special Release, and only the $75 lien release processing fee per lien will be refunded.

Note: For cases under the jurisdiction of Miami-Dade County Finance Credit and Collections please visit Finance Department.

Partial Releases of Lien

A Partial Release of Lien service allows the individual unit owner of a condominium unit or unit in a homeowner’s association to obtain a release of lien for their individual unit for a lien recorded by RER against the Association common elements for code violations committed by the Association. The Partial Release of Lien can be obtained in exchange for pro rata payment of a percentage of the lien (commensurate with the unit’s percentage of membership in the Association) plus payment of administrative fees for preparation and recording of the Partial Release of Lien, and research fees, if any.

In order to apply for the Partial Release, the applicant must present a copy of the recorded resolution document stating the unit's percentage of responsibility.

Download and complete the Partial Release form, and submit it via email to [email protected]. After receiving your request, a process number will be provided to you along with an online payment link. 

Fees for this document are as follows:

• $75 lien release processing fee per lien*
• $250 enforcement violation research for each folio (minimum two folios), plus
• The pro-rata amount of the unit's responsibility in the Homeowners Association lien(s)

*Lien release processing fee is capped at $500 for unit owners obtaining partial releases of lien recorded against the association for common area violations.

Process time: 10-20 business days. Additional time may be required depending on the complexity of the research.

The service fee for a Partial Release may be paid up front by check or money order made payable to Miami-Dade County once your request has been reviewed and the service fee has been provided to you via email.

If mailing a check, the completed Partial Release request form must accompany payment and be sent to:

Miami-Dade County
Dept. of Regulatory and Economic Resources
Lien Collection Section
11805 SW 26 St., Ste. 230
Miami, FL 33175-2464

Refunds: Should the enforcement violation research reveal violations on the property referenced in the Partial Release of Lien request form as the folio number without violations, this property is ineligible for the Partial Release of lien service and only the $75 lien release processing fee for each lien case will be refunded.

Note: For cases under the jurisdiction of Miami-Dade County Finance Credit and Collections please visit Finance Department.

Note: For liens issued under an executed “Application For County Welfare Payments and Agreement For Lien” please visit Community Action and Human Services Department.

Foreclosure Release

A Foreclosure Release relates to a lien or liens recorded against property that may have been foreclosed. 

Please click on the link below for additional information to complete and submit a Foreclosure Release request form via email to [email protected]. 

Foreclosure Release Request form 

Process time: 10-20 business days. Additional time may be required depending on the volume of liens to review.

Note: For cases under the jurisdiction of Miami-Dade County Finance Credit and Collections please visit Finance Department.