DBA (Doing Business As) Renewal Time
If you have a DBA (doing business as), Florida requires you to renew your DBA registration every 5 years. We just wanted to remind our clients and contractors that the end of the year (December 31) is fast approaching and to get in your renewals before the year is up! It’s important to keep track […]
DBPR Application Fees Reduced
Starting September 1, 2017, the DBPR application fees will be reduced from $249 to $149. Most certified licenses applied for through the Construction Industry Licensing Board have been reduced at this time because it will be the second half of a renewal period. When issued the renewal date of your new license will be due […]
DBPR Starts Fee Waiver Program
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 […]
Electrical Contractors’ Licenses Board Announces Statute Changes
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 […]
Big News: Professional Licensure Now Offered for Military Personnel, Veterans, Military Spouses
The Department of Business & Professional Regulation has announced a new licensure offering. The DBPR will now offer “professional licensure to any person currently serving, has served, received an honorable discharged as an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a spouse or surviving spouse of such member; and currently […]
Is your license in compliance?
If you are a licensed contractor within the State of Florida and you currently qualify a business, this blog post is for you! Sometimes there is a bit of confusion when it comes to a business that has lapsed and gone inactive. You must reactivate that company, starting a new one does not mean your […]
Winner in Lien Enforcement but Loser on Legal Fees
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 enforcement and legal fees. Do not ever hesitate to call us here at Licenses, Etc.! If we […]
Is Prompt Payment a Requirement? A Mistake Can Cost You.
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 prompt payment. Do not ever hesitate to call us here at Licenses, Etc.! If we don’t have […]
Congratulations, February 2017 Licensees!
Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in February: Steven Coppedge at Total Electric LLC. in Sanford, FL Gregory Soucy at BOJ Construction LLC in Plymouth, MA Michael Bowman at R.S. Construction of Southwest Florida, LLC dba Ray Smith Excavating in Port Charlotte, FL Cesar De Luna at M & J Consulting Group, […]
QUALIFYING MORE THAN TWO ENTITIES
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 […]