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  • STOPPING UNLICENSED ILLEGAL ACTIVITY

    • August 23, 2016
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    • Category: Blog, Florida Contractor License, Georgia Contractor License
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    At Licenses Etc., we believe in sharing important information and resources with our clients and the contracting community. Below, we want to discuss the issue of unlicensed activity. Unlicensed activity is a criminal offense. The information below comes directly from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). It is in the best interest

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  • AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF PLUMBER CONTRACTOR

    • August 15, 2016
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    • Category: Contractor Information, Florida Contractor License
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    At Licenses, Etc., we want to share all contractor news with our clients, future clients, and the contractor community. As of July 1, 2016, the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation issued an amendment in section 489.105 (3)(m) about the new definition of a plumbing contractor. According to the law, a plumbing contractor is

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  • APARTMENT COMPANY EMPLOYEE LICENSE EXEMPTION

    • August 9, 2016
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    • Category: Contractor Information, Florida Contractor License
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    Here at Licenses, Etc. we wanted to share a new exemption that went into effect on July 1, 2016. In the Department of Business & Professional Regulations’ 2016 Florida Statues for contracting, there is an amendment to add a new exemption for apartment community employees or apartment company employees. Employee are exempt from contractor licensing

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  • DOES PUNCH LIST EXTEND LIEN DEADLINE

    • August 4, 2016
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    • Category: Contractor Information, Contractor Legal Information, Florida Contractor License, Georgia Contractor License
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    The following article was written by Miami Construction Lawyer Alex Barthet and appeared first on TheLienZone. It was re-posted with permission. For more information about Alex and his firm, please visit www.TheLienZone.com and www.Barthet.com. See below for some great information we found on lien. Don’t ever hesitate to call us here at Licenses, Etc.! If

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  • CONGRATULATIONS, JULY LICENSEES!

    • August 2, 2016
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    Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in July: Thomas Alley at Alley Design Group Inc in Naples, FL Chad Goswick at Goswick Building Solutions, LLC in Cocoa Beach, FL Salvador Garcia at Roofing Contractors of Naples LLC in Naples, FL Gerald Landry at Lynfre, Inc. in Marathon, FL Grzegorz Rej at Reverie Construction,

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  • LAST CALL TO RENEW LICENSE!

    • August 1, 2016
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    • Category: Blog, Contractor Information, Florida Contractor License, Renewal
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    Here are three simple steps to ensure proper renewal: 1)  Continuing Education – Typically contractors need to complete 14 hours board-approved continuing education every 2 years by 8/31 of an even numbered year. The only exceptions to this rule are: Inactive licensees do not need to do CEs until they wish to renew. Licensees who

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  • ZIKA: AN OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD

    • July 22, 2016
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    • Category: Contractor Information, Contractor Legal Information, Florida Contractor License, Georgia Contractor License
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    The following article was written by Miami Construction Lawyer Alex Barthet and appeared first on TheLienZone. It was re-posted with permission. For more information about Alex and his firm, please visit www.TheLienZone.com and www.Barthet.com. See below for some great information we found on a pretty important and timely topic: the Zika Virus and its effect

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  • HOW MANY CLAIMS OF LIEN DO I NEED?

    • July 19, 2016
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    • Category: Contractor Information, Contractor Legal Information, Florida Contractor License
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    The following article was written by Miami Construction Lawyer Alex Barthet and appeared first on TheLienZone. It was re-posted with permission. For more information about Alex and his firm, please visit www.TheLienZone.com and www.Barthet.com. See below for some great information we found on the number of claims of lien you should have, don’t ever hesitate to

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  • MORE DETAILS ON LICENSE PROVISIONS FOR U.S. VETERANS

    • July 11, 2016
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    • Category: Contractor Information, Contractor Legal Information, Florida Contractor License
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    Here at Licenses, Etc., we wanted to share more details with you regarding new provisions that will assist U.S. military veterans applying for licensure. These provisions went into effect July 1, 2016. New provisions allow the veterans’ military service to be used toward the contractor’s licensure experience requirements. Here are the regulations to receive credit

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  • CONGRATULATIONS, JUNE LICENSES!

    • July 5, 2016
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    • Category: Contractor Information, Florida Contractor License
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    Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in June: Jeffrey Smith at Sauer Group, Inc. in Merritt Island, FL Jonny Lopez at Semper Fidelis AC LLC in Naples, FL Kevin Murphy at John J Scherer Construction Consultants LLC in Ft. Lauderdale, FL Ronald Waters at American Leak Detection Inc. in Sunrise, FL David Hendrix

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