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Resident resources, sorted by the job.

Emergency contacts, outage routes, utilities, permits, property records and county services for Lee, Collier and Charlotte residents—organized so you can reach the right office without opening six tabs.

Official destinations checked September 1, 2026 · Community-specific details remain in each maintained guide

Life-threatening emergency? Call 911 first — the listings below are non-emergency offices and official destinations.Call 911

38 resourcesOfficial Lee, Collier, Charlotte & regional destinations · each opens the agency that maintains it · checked September 1, 2026 · no paid placements

Lee County Sheriff Non-emergency line for law-enforcement help and information.239-477-1000

Lee County Emergency Management Preparedness, shelters and evacuation guidance for Lee County.239-533-0622

Collier County Sheriff Non-emergency line for law-enforcement help and information.239-252-9300

Collier 311 Collier County general information and non-emergency services.311

SWFL Gated Communities Storm CenterFind your community, then confirm evacuation orders and shelters with your county.

Collier County Emergency Management Preparedness, shelters and evacuation guidance for Collier County.

Florida Power & Light (FPL) Report an outage or check status. Outage line: 1-800-468-8243.1-800-468-8243

LCEC Report through SmartHub or text OUT to 844-948-2817.239-656-2300

Lee County Utilities Water and wastewater customer service and emergency line.239-533-8700

Collier Utility Billing & Customer Service Collier County water and wastewater billing and service.

Collier NotifyNow (water alerts) Report no water, low pressure or a line break; check the issue map.

Lee County Solid Waste Trash and recycling schedules and pickup for Lee County.

Collier County Solid Waste Trash and recycling schedules and pickup for Collier County.

Lee County Building & Permits Building permits, inspections and construction services.

Collier Building & Permits Building permits and construction resources.

Lee County Property Appraiser Property records, ownership and assessed values.

Lee County Tax Collector Property taxes, tags, titles and licenses.

Collier County Property Appraiser Property records, ownership and assessed values.

Collier County Tax Collector Property taxes, tags, titles and licenses.

Lee County Domestic Animal Services Pet licensing, shelters, adoptions and animal control.

Collier County Domestic Animal Services Pet licensing, shelters, adoptions and animal control.

Florida Landlord & Tenant Law Renter and landlord rights and responsibilities (FDACS).

Collier Clerk — Evictions Eviction filings and landlord/tenant civil-court information.

Lee County Address Lookup Trash day, utility providers, evacuation zone and districts by address.

Collier Resident Services Payments, utilities, waste and community-service destinations.

Charlotte County Sheriff Non-emergency line for law-enforcement help and information.941-639-0013

Charlotte County Emergency Management Preparedness, shelters and evacuation guidance for Charlotte County.

Charlotte County Know Your Zone Look up your hurricane evacuation zone by address.

Charlotte County Utilities Water and wastewater service for unincorporated Charlotte County.

City of Punta Gorda City utilities, sanitation and services inside Punta Gorda city limits.

Charlotte County Solid Waste Trash and recycling schedules and pickup for unincorporated Charlotte County.

Charlotte County Building Construction Services Building permits, inspections and construction services.

Charlotte County Property Appraiser Property records, ownership and assessed values.

Charlotte County Tax Collector Property taxes, tags, titles and licenses.

Charlotte County Animal Control Pet licensing, lost and found pets and animal control.

Charlotte Clerk — Tenant Evictions Eviction filings and landlord/tenant civil-court information.

Charlotte County Government County services, departments and resident information.941-743-1200

Community GuidesLocally organized utility, HOA, evacuation and resident-contact references.

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