Florida elevator certificates
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation records
66,243 elevators, escalators and lifts are in service in 42,759 Florida buildings. DBPR shows 13,565 of them with an expired certificate of operation, in 9,848 buildings.
Counties
| County | Buildings | Devices in service | Expired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach | 5,544 | 9,090 | 2,223 |
| Orange | 4,200 | 7,554 | 1,289 |
| Hillsborough | 3,268 | 5,676 | 1,343 |
| Pinellas | 3,448 | 5,254 | 1,469 |
| Duval | 2,283 | 3,970 | 867 |
| Lee | 2,691 | 3,761 | 709 |
| Collier | 2,435 | 3,644 | 639 |
| Sarasota | 1,949 | 2,862 | 528 |
| Brevard | 1,407 | 1,998 | 245 |
| Volusia | 1,276 | 1,948 | 400 |
| Leon | 930 | 1,497 | 170 |
| Manatee | 1,084 | 1,490 | 320 |
| Polk | 1,038 | 1,422 | 332 |
| Osceola | 949 | 1,392 | 157 |
| Seminole | 842 | 1,234 | 246 |
| Escambia | 755 | 1,224 | 216 |
| Alachua | 674 | 1,027 | 204 |
| St. Johns | 633 | 978 | 160 |
| Okaloosa | 653 | 940 | 169 |
| Bay | 617 | 880 | 149 |
| Monroe | 594 | 862 | 261 |
| Pasco | 595 | 827 | 169 |
| St. Lucie | 526 | 748 | 160 |
| Indian River | 541 | 703 | 87 |
| Charlotte | 466 | 686 | 130 |
| Lake | 462 | 632 | 83 |
| Martin | 447 | 632 | 125 |
| Walton | 388 | 549 | 116 |
| Marion | 308 | 463 | 84 |
| Clay | 209 | 334 | 105 |
| Flagler | 235 | 325 | 45 |
| Nassau | 159 | 228 | 60 |
| Sumter | 154 | 205 | 39 |
| Hernando | 129 | 187 | 34 |
| Santa Rosa | 115 | 153 | 26 |
| Citrus | 96 | 124 | 30 |
| Highlands | 99 | 124 | 29 |
| Putnam | 64 | 78 | 32 |
| Columbia | 60 | 75 | 13 |
| Gadsden | 45 | 47 | 7 |
| Jackson | 40 | 41 | 5 |
| Okeechobee | 31 | 40 | 5 |
| Hendry | 25 | 30 | 9 |
| Hardee | 22 | 29 | 7 |
| Suwannee | 23 | 28 | 3 |
| Gulf | 28 | 27 | 4 |
| DeSoto | 26 | 26 | 12 |
| Franklin | 21 | 22 | 1 |
| Wakulla | 21 | 20 | 6 |
| Bradford | 14 | 18 | 6 |
| Madison | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| Washington | 13 | 17 | 4 |
| Baker | 13 | 16 | 10 |
| Levy | 17 | 16 | 6 |
| Taylor | 17 | 14 | 4 |
| Dixie | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Union | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Jefferson | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Calhoun | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Lafayette | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Glades | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Holmes | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Liberty | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami-Dade | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Broward | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilchrist | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Coverage gap. DBPR’s file lists only 2 devices in Miami-Dade County and 1 in Broward County, far fewer than the buildings there, so these pages are not a complete picture of those two counties.
Counties with 5+ buildings that have an expired certificate have their own page, linked above.
Largest maintenance companies
| Company | Devices maintained |
|---|---|
| TK Elevator Corporation - Tampa | 3,698 |
| TK Elevator Corporation - Riviera Beach | 3,185 |
| Otis Elevator Company | 3,087 |
| KONE Inc | 2,929 |
| Schindler Elevator Corp - Orlando | 2,782 |
| TK Elevator Corporation - Orlando | 2,708 |
| Otis Elevator Company | 2,622 |
| Schindler Elevator Corp - Tampa | 2,491 |
DBPR gives every elevator, escalator and lift a certificate of operation. “Expired” here means DBPR shows the certificate as delinquent or past its expiry date in the file. It is a paperwork status, not a finding that a device is unsafe, and the owner may have renewed since.
Source. Data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety, public records (Elevator Safety). DBPR file dated 25 Oct 2026; refreshed 27 Oct 2026. Inspection Lookup is not affiliated with or endorsed by the State of Florida or DBPR. A certificate shown as expired may have been renewed since the file date. Not an inspection, a compliance certificate or legal advice.