Window replacement costs in Sarasota

When Hurricane Ian crossed Florida in September 2022, the rivers flooded, too. Counties north of its track, Sarasota and Manatee among them, flooded as the Peace, Myakka and Alafia rivers and Horse Creek crested at record levels. Flooding from the Myakka shut down Interstate 75 in southern Sarasota County.

After a declared disaster, unincorporated Manatee County, in the northern part of the Sarasota metro, has a plan that covers windows. Its post-storm permitting plan lists window and door replacement among the repairs that need a permit. But like-for-like replacement of windows and doors damaged in the disaster is one of the categories the county expedites. Following state law, the county also promises quicker handling for permits that need no technical review, like replacing a single window or door.

There's a break on fees as well. The county may reduce or waive fees for essential storm-repair permits, and the standard door and window permit for damaged openings is on its list of fees that can be waived. To ask for that, you need photos of the storm damage.

So if a storm breaks your windows, take pictures before anything gets boarded up or hauled off.