Lawrence Nayman was born and raised in western Pennsylvania. After graduating High School, he moved to south Florida in 1957. He was accepted into the electrical apprenticeship program. After graduation as a journeyman he work his way into a supervisor position on some of the largest projects in the Miami area. He went into business for himself in 1972 as a General Contractor and as an Electrical Contractor. In 1992 he became employed by the City of North Miami as Chief Building and Chief Electrical Inspector.

He has an Associates in Science in Building Construction Technology and Associates in Arts from Miami-Dade Community College and a Bachelors of Science in Management. He has attended many classes in the construction field. He taught night classes in construction for the Dade County School System. He is currently licensed by the State of Florida as Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Inspector and Plans Examiner, Building Code Administrator, a State Certified General Contractor and holds a Dade County Electrical Masters. He is a member of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors, International Code Congress (ICC) and Building Official Association of Florida.

The Building Official is responsible to the Town Council through the Planning, Zoning and Building Committee and exercises certain independent authority in carrying out the technical aspects of the position, including, but not limited to, plans examinations, specifications, and technical documents for compliance with appropriate codes and standards; supervises and conducts issuance and subsequent inspections for building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical permits and certificates of occupancy; ordinance compliance review; code enforcement; prepares required reports for FEMA, ADA, CRS, and NPDES; prepares grant applications and administration when appropriate; and is familiar with and enforces current Florida Building Code.