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  • DBPR Application Fees Reduced

    • August 7, 2017
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    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

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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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    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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  • Big News: Professional Licensure Now Offered for Military Personnel, Veterans, Military Spouses

    • July 17, 2017
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    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

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  • DBPR Announce Paperless License Change for Mold & Home Inspectors

    • July 13, 2017
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    florida contractor

    The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) has just issued an exciting announcement. Mold assessors and remediators and home inspectors will now receive their Florida contractor’s license through a paperless format. The DBPR will no longer mail licenses upon issuance, but rather, mold and home licensees can now print their licenses from their online

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  • Congratulations, June 2017 Licensees!

    • July 6, 2017
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    Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in June: ARIZONA Mark Michalski at A-Son’s Construction, Inc in Muncie, IN FLORIDA Billy Dunn at Precision Construction Group, LLC dba Precision Contractor Group, LLC in Oklahoma City, OK James Horsley at Anderson & Associates Construction Inc in Panama City, FL David Rios at Professional Plumbing Services,

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  • Is your license in compliance?

    • June 28, 2017
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    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

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  • Does a laborer have lien rights?

    • June 26, 2017
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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 statement of lien rights. Do not ever hesitate to call us here at Licenses, Etc.! If we

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  • Congratulations, May 2017 Licensees!

    • June 12, 2017
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    Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in May: LOUISIANA Aidan McConville at Mc Gowan Builders, Inc. in Miami, FL MARYLAND Shimon Segelman at S&M Roofing, LLC in Chevy Chase, MD FLORIDA David Bartlett at Quality Steel Fabricators Inc in Tampa, FL Joseph Mange at Mardon Construction Inc in Raleigh, NC Victor Valentinuz at

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