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Practical guides for property managers and the trade vendors who work for them across Central Florida and Gainesville. Each one links the statute, agency or form it relies on, so you can check it yourself.
For vendors
A cleaning company based inside Orlando city limits needs a city and an Orange County business tax receipt. The order, the paperwork, the deadlines.
· 6 min read
For vendors
Certified and registered roofing contractors, why a handyman cannot take roof work, and what Brevard County asks for a residential re-roof permit.
· 6 min read
For vendors
Florida's pool/spa contractor and servicing licenses, the cleaning a technician may do without one, and what managers of community pools will ask to see.
· 6 min read
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Who qualifies for a Florida construction workers' comp exemption, the 10 percent ownership rule, how to apply and renew, and why managers ask for one.
· 6 min read
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How Florida's construction lien law applies to repairs on rental property: who can claim a lien, the notice to owner, the 90-day deadline and manager orders.
· 6 min read
For vendors
What Florida's Class A, B and C air-conditioning licenses cover, when a technician can work under one, and the EPA 608 card, with Osceola County's rules.
· 7 min read
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Florida has no state painting license and bars local ones, but drywall, roof coatings and pre-1978 lead paint change that. What it means in Lake County.
· 6 min read
For vendors
What the state's plumbing contractor application page shows about certified licenses, qualifying a business and grandfathering registered contractors.
· 10 min read
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What property managers check before they hire a trade vendor in Florida, from the W-9 to Sunbiz status, and the habits that turn one job into steady work.
· 8 min read
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What a certificate of insurance is, what property managers ask contractors for, Florida's insurance minimums and workers' comp rules, and how to get one fast.
· 9 min read
For vendors
Florida's $2,500 minor-work exemption, the electrical work it never covers, the limits on local handyman licenses, and what unlicensed contracting costs.
· 9 min read
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A Florida LLC files a $138.75 Sunbiz annual report from January 1 to May 1. After that comes a $400 late fee, then dissolution in September.
· 9 min read
Orange, Seminole and Osceola take every trade, and Lake and Polk take scheduled work. Send one request there and judge us on what comes back.
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