FRSA Legislative Report- Unlicensed Activity

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Unlicensed Activity – In addition to the increased penalties proposed in the building codes / construction legislation above, there will be $250,000 of unlicensed activity funds (at DBPR) dedicated to additional construction sweeps and stings for the coming fiscal year. This money is part of the $5 taken from each licensure fee.
I will try to keep this background short. The $5 taken from licensure fees applies to all licensure categories (not just construction) and the money is thrown into one big pot. Last year, the realtors and the CPAs asked that a certain amount of the money in this pot be dedicated to unlicensed activity for their respective professions. The amounts were roughly proportionate to the number of realtor licensees but not so for CPAs (they took more). This year, they both asked for even more, so it was thought to be a good idea to make a grab for dedicated funding for construction before realtors and CPAs drain all the money (especially since neither profession has as big a problem with unlicensed activity as does construction).
Over the years, we have fussed that too much of this money is spent on middle of the night public service announcements, rather than real enforcement (although some of it is spent on sweeps and stings – just not enough). It makes sense to ask that these additional (From FRSA Legislative Report prepared by FRSA Lobbyist Cam Fentriss)

Trenton H. Cotney
Florida Bar Certified Construction Lawyer
Trent Cotney, P.A.
1211 N Franklin St
Tampa, FL 33602

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