Junk removal in Lazy Lake, the one-street village inside Wilton Manors

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What Lazy Lake's own pickup takes, and when a hauler makes sense

Lazy Lake is not Wilton Manors when it comes to trash. The village has its own contract with Coastal Waste, Inc.: garbage goes out Tuesday and Friday, recycling on Tuesday, and bulk pickup comes once a month, on the third Tuesday. The houses on the other side of NE 24 Street run on a different schedule, so their bulk day does not help you.

The village site does not publish a bulk size limit or a list of refused items. If you are planning a big pile, ask the village first. For most people the real limit is the calendar: one bulk day a month. Clearing a whole house, emptying a garage before a sale or swapping out furniture in a rental can mean a pile sitting on the swale for weeks. That is when a hauler makes sense. Dany loads from wherever the stuff sits, inside or out, and it leaves the same day.

You can also haul it yourself. Lazy Lake is on Broward County's participating list for bulk and yard waste at the residential drop-off centers. They are open Saturdays only, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with proof of residency, up to four times a month. The county turns away vehicles larger than a 1-ton pickup and trailers longer than 8 feet, so a full room of furniture can turn into several Saturdays.

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Tear-outs and permits on Lazy Lane

Lazy Lake has no building department of its own. Building permits are handled by the Broward County Building Code Division under an interlocal agreement. The county's permitting guide lists the village as a paper municipality: permit packages go in physically at 4101 Ravenswood Road, Suite 300, Dania Beach, and plan review is by physical submittal too. Build that time into your schedule before a kitchen or bathroom job.

The GC or the property owner pulls the permit. Rapid Haul does not. What Dany does is the non-structural tear-out (cabinets, vanities, tile, flooring, drywall, fixtures) and the haul-away of everything that comes out. He does not touch anything that holds the house up.

The village's Permitting and Code Enforcement page links its Land Development Regulations. If you are not sure your project needs a permit, read those or call the county division before anything comes out.

or call (754) 249-1015

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Thirteen homes around an old quarry

Lazy Lake is the smallest municipality in Broward County by area. It began in 1946 as 13 homes on 13 acres around a former rock quarry that became the lake, and it was incorporated in 1953. Lazy Lane is the only road. The 2020 Census counted 33 people in 8 households, and the whole village sits inside Wilton Manors.

On a street this small, the work comes one house at a time: a bathroom or kitchen tear-out, a garage or furniture cleanout, or a full house cleanout when a home changes hands. The village is also starting a vacation rental program, and rentals need old furniture out and rooms cleared between owners and guests.

With one road in and out, where the truck parks matters to your neighbors. Tell Dany about your driveway when you text and he will plan the load around it.

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Price and timing from Hollywood

Rapid Haul is based in Hollywood, and Lazy Lake is in the regular Broward service area. Text a photo to (754) 249-1015 and Dany sends one flat, all-in price that covers labor, loading, hauling and disposal. Junk removal is paid after the job. Jobs of $1,000 and over, mostly demolition, take a 50% deposit.

Same-day is often possible when you call early. Hours are Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM. Starting prices:

• Furniture removal from $125
• Appliance removal from $100
• Garage cleanouts from $300
• House cleanouts from $1,000
• Room demo from $750
• Construction debris hauling from $200