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Licensed HVAC contractors in Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL

5 HVAC contractors hold an active licence on the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) register in Ft. Lauderdale, checked 4 Nov 2026: 5 licensed 10 years or more and none with a complaint or board disclosure on record. Ranked by a published formula; nobody pays to move up.

Active licences
5
Median time licensed
25.5 yrs
Lead-Safe certified
0
Google reviews
28

Filled tags sit at the business's Google location; hollow tags show its mailing ZIP code only. Each tag is the theoPros score.

Ranked list

Showing 5 of 5

  1. 1

    Always Available Inc

    Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Florida DBPR CAC B #CAC056991 · licensed 32 yrs

    • Licence active
    • No complaints
    844.7(3)Full report
  2. 2

    Richard Barba Mechanical Services Inc

    Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Florida DBPR CAC B #CAC058756 · licensed 25 yrs

    • Licence active
    • No complaints
    824.2(5)Full report
  3. 3

    Solar- Air Inc

    Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Florida DBPR CAC A #CAC018245 · licensed 46 yrs

    • Licence active
    • No complaints
    733.4(20)Full report
  4. 4

    Manco Air, Inc.

    Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Florida DBPR CAC B #CAC058505 · licensed 26 yrs

    • Licence active
    • No complaints
    61No Google reviews yetFull report
  5. 5

    Larry Pearson Air Conditioning

    Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Florida DBPR CAC A #CAC1817606 · licensed 13 yrs

    • Licence active
    • No complaints
    50No Google reviews yetFull report

Questions people ask about HVAC contractors in Ft. Lauderdale

How many licensed HVAC contractors are in Ft. Lauderdale?

5 HVAC contractors hold an active Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) licence with a mailing address in Ft. Lauderdale, checked on 4 November 2026. 5 of them have been licensed for 10 years or more.

Does a HVAC contractor need a licence in Florida?

Yes, when the whole job, labour and materials, costs $2,500 or more or is part of a bigger job. Below that, Florida's minor-work exemption (F.S. 489.103(9)) applies, but not to anyone who advertises as a contractor, and electrical work has no such exemption (F.S. 489.503). Look for an active CAC, RA, CMC, RM licence.

How do I check a HVAC contractor's licence in Ft. Lauderdale?

Ask for the licence number and look it up on the Florida DBPR website, or search this page. Every HVAC contractor listed here was matched to an active licence on the Florida DBPR register.

Which HVAC contractors rank highest in Ft. Lauderdale?

By our published formula (years licensed, complaint record, bond and insurance, and Google reviews), the top three are Always Available Inc (84), Richard Barba Mechanical Services Inc (82), Solar- Air Inc (73). Paying or claiming a listing never changes the order.

How much do HVAC contractors charge in Ft. Lauderdale?

HVAC contractors in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro earn a median $27.90 an hour (BLS, May 2025); contractors typically bill about twice the wage to cover insurance, overhead and profit.

Do I need a lead-safe certified HVAC contractor in Ft. Lauderdale?

If your home was built before 1978 and the work disturbs paint, yes: the law requires a firm certified lead-safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency. 61% of homes here were built before 1980 (US Census, ACS 2024 1-year), and 0 of the 5 licensed HVAC contractors listed are certified.