Broward County
When North Lauderdale's canals can't drain fast enough, streets and garages take the overflow. Tell us where it got in, and we'll get a licensed, insured crew on it.
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Call South Florida Restoration Co about water damage restoration in North Lauderdale, a city of about 4.7 square miles between Tamarac, Margate, Coral Springs and Fort Lauderdale. Two things matter most here: canals that have struggled to move storm water out, and houses, townhomes and apartments that mostly went up in the same ten years.
Rain in North Lauderdale runs off into city canals, and in a long storm those canals fill faster than they drain. The city flooded significantly during Eta in November 2020, and when the state paid for a new pump station beside the C-14 canal in 2022, local reporting put the trouble down to limited pumping capacity. The mayor has said the water was above his knee in several spots in 2018.
The fixes are in progress. A $12 million pump station had its groundbreaking in April 2026, and the city has asked for state money to replace canal culverts with 72-inch concrete pipe to clear bottlenecks and cut how long flooding lasts on roads and properties.
Until then, street water can sit long enough to reach garages and front doors. Once it’s inside, emergency water removal pulls out what’s standing. Because it came off the street, wet carpet and drywall near the floor usually come out, and the slab gets washed down before drying.
North Lauderdale was dairy pasture and string bean fields when it incorporated in 1963. Architect Morris Lapidus planned the layout, and a building boom in the 1970s took it from about 1,200 people to more than 18,600 in ten years. Four in ten homes in the city come from that decade, and the median build year is 1978.
In a house or townhome that age, the original drain and supply lines may still be in the slab and the walls. A slow leak in a supply line or drain under the floor often shows up as a warm or damp spot in the tile, a musty closet or baseboards that swell, long before anyone sees water. Signs of hidden water damage walks through what to look for.
About 4 in 10 households here rent. If you’re a tenant, you can call about the water in your unit yourself. Take photos first, then let the manager know.
Close to 800 homes in the city are mobile homes. When water gets under one, the insulation and the plastic wrap under the floor hold it against the floor framing and the ducts, so the underside gets opened and dried along with the rooms.
North Lauderdale addresses in 33068 are covered. Don’t see your ZIP? Call anyway and we’ll check your address.
When you call, say whether the water came off the street, out of a pipe or under the home, and if you rent, which unit you’re in.
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The city flooded significantly during Eta in 2020 and has had trouble pumping stormwater out after heavy rain because of limited pumping capacity, Tamarac Talk reported when the state funded a new pump station beside the C-14 canal.
At the April 2026 groundbreaking for a $12 million pump station, the mayor recalled water above his knee in several parts of the city in 2018, WSVN reported.
North Lauderdale had about 1,200 residents in 1970 and more than 18,600 by 1980. About 40 percent of its homes date from the 1970s, and 1978 is the median build year, by 2024 Census estimates.
About 40 percent of households rent, and close to 800 homes, roughly 1 in 20, are mobile homes, by 2024 Census estimates.
FAQ
Probably. Before it drained off the tile, it soaked into baseboards, drywall near the floor and any carpet pad it touched. Those stay wet for days and start to smell. Moisture readings show what can dry where it is and what has to come out.
No. Call us, and send the manager photos of the water and the wet rooms at the same time. Drying shouldn't sit while messages go back and forth, and the unit next to or below yours may already be wet.
Yes. Homes, townhomes, apartments and mobile homes in 33068 are covered. The small parts of the city that use 33319 and 33309 are covered too, on our Tamarac page and our Fort Lauderdale page.
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Shut off the water if you can reach the valve safely, then call. Describe where it came from and which rooms are wet.
When you call, have ready