Florida is the same as every other state. There is no way to prove or disprove every item, especially those that are undetectable as you describe. If they are undetectable, then the item won't be detectable by anyone. You can do what everyone else does in every state, due diligence, but if something makes you unsure, then you don't buy.
Outside: Easiest to spot an issue/violation. Check with ARC history search online to see if they requested an approval. That's what we did. Every meeting has minutes and copies of the approval/disapprovals. I didn't want to keep calling and asking them to search a property, so I did the searches.
Inside: County records are not always accurate, especially when multiple hands are involved in making sure each permit is logged and job completed. After all, they are government employees. ARC doesn't care about inside at all and I doubt you would find any documents about approval for anything inside.
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