Home Improvement Contractor - Licensed Contractors
What happens if a building contractor gets caught without a permit?
I am having an argument with a friend and he says nothing will happen if his dad gets caught building without a permit. What is the law if a contractor gets caught without a permit in Florida.
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- Loses his contracting license and can be sued for damages.
- They will get fined.
- Where I live they will just put a halt on the building until the permits are issued. If he continues to build after the cease work order; the police will remove all workers from the area. The contractor will then be fined. If they continue after that they may be ordered to tear down the structure. And start the process all over with all the proper permits. That could of course lead to them losing their license.
