Okaloosa County, Florida
Who your building answers to, and where to read the rules.
Okaloosa County's condominium stock sits in three building jurisdictions: the City of Destin, the City of Fort Walton Beach, and the unincorporated county, which includes Okaloosa Island. Each runs its own building department, listed below with links to its published pages.
The county and the City of Destin each publish milestone information, linked below. We read the published page for your building's jurisdiction and confirm the inspection year with that building official in writing before we scope the work.
Our Destin office sits inside the jurisdiction that holds most of the county's gulf-front stock, and the firm's project record here runs from Okaloosa Island condominium restoration to municipal work for the City of Fort Walton Beach itself.
Local milestone rules adopted in Okaloosa County, at the official source. This list may not be complete.
The statutes, at the official source:
Official milestone pages:
Links and contact details checked October 3, 2026. This page is a directory, not legal advice. For what applies to your building, ask the building official; for the association's obligations, ask association counsel.
Building departments, with links to their published pages.
- City of Destin Building Division · (850) 654-1119
- City of Fort Walton Beach Building & Inspections · (850) 833-9605
- City of Niceville Building & Inspections
- City of Crestview Building Permits & Inspections · (850) 682-1560
Not new to these buildings.
What boards here ask before they call.
Who handles building permits for a condo on Okaloosa Island?
Okaloosa Island is unincorporated, so it is the Okaloosa County Growth Management Department, Building Division, 1250 N. Eglin Parkway, Suite 301, Shalimar, (850) 651-7180. The county's milestone filing instructions are on its Growth Management page, linked above.
Our building is inside Destin city limits. Who do we deal with?
The City of Destin Building Division, (850) 654-1119. Destin's milestone rule is in its city code, linked above, and we confirm your building's inspection year with the city building official as part of scoping.
Is our Okaloosa County building's first milestone inspection at 25 years or 30?
We do not answer that from a web page. We ask the building official for your building's jurisdiction, county or city, and get the answer in writing as part of scoping the inspection.
What happens if Phase 1 finds a problem?
We scope a Phase 2 inspection to the specific conditions Phase 1 found, price it separately, and, if repairs follow, carry them into repair design, bidding, and Contract Administration.
Contact details and links checked against each government's published pages on October 3, 2026.
Send the building address and the notice you received.
A licensed engineer who inspects in this county will scope the inspection or study your building needs.