The city runs estoppel and lien searches through Accela, the same system it uses for electronic building permits. Each inquiry is $250, one application per parcel, paid by credit card, and the city asks for 5 business days. Staff still do the search by hand and email you when it is ready. Questions go to 954-385-0500, ext. 4040.
What you get depends on the district. Indian Trace searches cover water and sewer, pending code violations and code enforcement liens, and open permits. Bonaventure searches cover code matters and open permits, and the city sends you to the City of Sunrise for water and sewer. The city’s code lien page also lists Town Foundation items for Indian Trace and capital assessments for Bonaventure. Code enforcement is contracted out to Calvin, Giordano & Associates, and permits are handled in the ePermits portal.
When you sell to us, our title company orders the search when the contract is signed, and for a Bonaventure home the water and sewer figures come from Sunrise. Anything owed is settled from the closing.