Miami-Dade amended their rules regarding renewal of a certificate of competency. The county has eliminated in some cases the renewal fee and continuing education for those qualifying agents that are 65 and older and meet certain requirements. A qualifying agent who has reached the age of 65 may renew his/her certificate of competency at no

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in July: Vivian Quinones at Volta Roofing, Inc. of Miami, FL Joseph Serwna at Resurrection Construction & Renovations, Inc. of Jupiter, FL Michael Beard at Superior Building, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL Matthew J. Dias at Flo-Tech Services, Inc. of North Port, FL Matthew Lombardi at American Overhead

On July 11 through the 13th Licenses, Etc. hosted a booth at the SEBC Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. What a great event that was. Three days of speaking face to face with people currently in the industry really gave us a sense of what the hot topics are out there right

Attention all Registered Electrical Contractors! Many of you lamented the fact that the grandfathering rule that allowed registered contractors to obtain state certified licenses was only for construction contractors. Well, that is no more! In the 2013 legislative session on June 14, 2013, House Bill 269 was approved. This allows registered electrical, alarm, and specialty

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in June: Nei Rodrigues at Roofco, LLC of Orlando, FL John Douglas Pozerycki at Inspired Technologies of North Florida, Inc. DBA Inspired Technologies, Inc. of Tallahassee, FL Joshua McKenna at Suncoast Custom Pool Services, Inc. of Naples, FL Joshua McKenna at Suncoast Custom Pools, Inc. of Naples, FL Paul

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in May: Ronald Yaeger at Fulcrum Construction Group LLC of Daphne, AL Chad Tracy at Patriot Construction, Inc. of Crawford, GA Jose Lopez at ScreenTech Services, Inc. of Miami, FL Iain Paterson at Hufcor, Inc. DBA Hufcor Florida Group of Boynton Beach, FL Willie Oglesby Sr. at A/C Expert USA, Inc.

Georgia, the Peach State, the neighbor to our north. So close… yet your contractor’s license here in Florida does not reciprocate. Have you been thinking about going after some work there? Recently we helped with the application for a General Contractor’s license in Georgia and we wanted to share our experience with you. What we

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in April: Paulette Brown at Brown & Brown Residential Builders, Inc. of Punta Gorda, FL Arnulf Albrecht at Arnulf Albrecht General Contracting, Inc. of Naples, FL Robert Ricciardelli at Pelican Bay Contracting, Inc. of Naples, FL John David Lowe at Physical Security, LLC  of  Bessemer, AL David Williams at Eikon Builders LLC  of  Fort Myers,

As everyone knows, the biggest part of an application for a new construction license is the experience section. What experience are they looking for? How much do they need? What do they consider valid experience? For Division II Contractors, the basics are simple. In the minimum four years of experience that the board requires for

In Florida, to work as a State Certified Contractor the Department of Business & Professional Regulation’s Construction Industry Licensing Board requires all applicants need to provide credit reports personally and on the business entity they want to qualify. Both credit reports must indicate that local, state, and federal records have been searched and personal credit