Junk removal in North Miami for condo tear-outs and older homes

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North Miami's weekly bulk pickup and its 8 cubic yard cap

North Miami is not North Miami Beach; they are separate cities with separate rules. Here, Waste Pro is the contracted hauler, and the city's Code Compliance Department handles service questions. For single-family homes and buildings of up to four units, service includes garbage twice a week, recycling once a week, and bulk once a week.

The cap is firm. The city's FY27 Residential Sanitation Guide says Waste Pro's weekly bulk service allows a maximum of 8 cubic yards per household on your collection day, and city code (Chapter 9, Section 17) says bulk cannot exceed 8 cubic yards. The city even gives the formula to check: length times width times height, divided by 27.

Appliances, furniture and mattresses are allowed. So is tree trimming done by the owner or a landscaper. Prohibited: tires, glass, paint buckets, construction materials such as lumber, pallets and drywall, tree trimmings done by another company, and hazardous waste. Keep piles 5 feet from vehicles, trees, branches and wires, bag loose debris, and don't put bulk out early, which is a code violation.

A whole-house cleanout usually runs past one week's pile, and remodel debris isn't allowed at all. That is the gap Rapid Haul fills: one visit, one flat price.

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Condo and home tear-outs: North Miami permits

Permits come from the City of North Miami Building Department at 12340 NE 8th Avenue (305-895-9820). The city publishes its own demolition permit checklist. Your GC or you as the owner pull the permit. Rapid Haul does non-structural tear-out (carpet and pad, tile, cabinets, vanities, drywall) and hauls it away, never anything that holds up the house, and Dany never pulls permits.

The haul matters here because the city bars construction materials from the curb. Pull up a condo's carpet or tile, or open a wall, and every piece of it needs a private haul. Room tear-out starts at $750, and debris pickups for a crew that already did the demo start at $200. For condo buildings, tell Dany the elevator, loading and work-hour rules, and whether the association wants a certificate of insurance. Rapid Haul carries $1M general liability.

or call (754) 249-1015

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Towers on the bay, 1960s homes inland

North Miami's housing splits two ways. Census figures (2020 to 2024) show 43.5% of housing units are in buildings of 20 or more units, and 37.2% are single-family detached. The median year built is 1967, and 43.5% of units are owner-occupied, across 21,956 units in all.

So the jobs look like that too. In the towers: flooring tear-outs to the slab, kitchen and bath updates, and units emptied for a sale or a new tenant. In the houses: original bathrooms and kitchens from the 1960s coming out, garages and back rooms, and estates cleared after a long ownership. The Biscayne Canal, dug in 1924, runs through the city, and Biscayne Bay is its eastern edge.

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Pricing and same-day from Hollywood

Rapid Haul is based in Hollywood and works Miami-Dade every week. Text a photo to (754) 249-1015 and Dany sends one flat price covering labor, loading, hauling and disposal. Call early and same-day pickup is often possible, Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM. Junk removal is paid after the job; tear-out jobs of $1,000 and over take a 50% deposit.

• Interior Demolition from $750 a room
• Furniture Removal from $125, Appliance Removal from $100
• House Cleanouts from $1,000, Garage Cleanouts from $300

or call (754) 249-1015

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North Miami neighborhoods we serve

The whole city, including these neighborhoods:

• Alhambra Heights, Arch Creek Highlands, Biscayne Park North
• Keystone Point and Amber Creek East, San Souci
• Westside Sunkist Grove, Golden Glades East, City Center of North Miami