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  • Congratulations, February 2018 Licensees!

    • July 10, 2018
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    Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in February: New York Lori Schlegel at LS Interiors Group, Inc. in Palm Beach Gardens, FL Georgia Alexander Ingols at Garrett & Ingols, LLC in Atlanta, GA Collier County, Florida Ralph Partington at Absolute Gutters and Aluminum LLC in Naples, FL Florida Robert Saitta at Quality Construction

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  • Florida Contractor Was Arrested for $1M Workers’ Comp Fraud

    • November 8, 2017
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    unlicensed contractor

    In October, a Florida contractor, who owned a Florida construction company, was arrested after a Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) held an investigation and determined he underreported his payroll and the number of employees who worked for him to avoid paying $1 million in workers’ compensation premiums. He provided false information to his insurance

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  • Unlicensed Contractors Arrested in Pinellas County, Other Counties

    • October 20, 2017
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    Unlicensed contractor activity is no joke in the state of Florida; it’s illegal. Just recently, Pinellas County deputies went door-to-door to arrest unlicensed contractors. On October 17, deputies went to houses starting at 5 a.m. to roundup contractors who were accused of working without both a license and workers compensation. These contractors were roofers, painters,

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  • How to File a Florida Construction Lien and Enforce It

    • August 16, 2017
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    construction lien

    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 filing and enforcing construction liens. Don’t hesitate to call us here at Licenses, Etc.! If we don’t have

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  • DBPR Starts Fee Waiver Program

    • August 2, 2017
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    credit report

    The Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR) has introduced the Fee Waiver Program under House Bill 615. The DBPR can now waive the initial licensing feel for low income individuals who apply for s state professional license; this program went into effect on July 1, 2017. To qualify for this fee waiver, an applicant

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  • Electrical Contractors’ Licenses Board Announces Statute Changes

    • July 26, 2017
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    annual report

    At Licenses, Etc., we wanted to share with you some changes in Florida statutes that the Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board has announced. Effective July 1, 2017:  The following addition has been made to Chapter 489 Part II, F.S. of HB 1021. It states: “489.516 Qualifications to practice; restrictions; prerequisites. (5) This part does not prevent

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  • Application Bonds – FRO vs Applicant

    • April 24, 2017
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    I’m sure that many of you are aware that the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) has a black and white requirement regarding credit. If your FICO score is 660 or higher, you are good to go and nothing further is needed from you. If your score happens to be 659 or lower, you must secure

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  • QUALIFYING MORE THAN TWO ENTITIES

    • February 10, 2017
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    construction industry

      Based on a new procedure adopted by the CILB, the DBPR reviewers have been instructed to refer any licensee who is applying to qualify an additional business past the 2nd to the Board for a formal review. Presently, the administrative code states “The applicant seeking to qualify an additional business organization must appear before

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