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Certification & Licensing

Hernando County Development Department
Contractor Certification & Licensing Division
 

Services

• Issuance of Contractors Certificates of Competency

• Processing of Construction-related Complaints

• Investigation of Unlicensed Contractors

• Disciplinary Actions against Licensed Contractors

• Licensing & Complaint-related Field Inspections

• Miscellaneous Licensing Duties

Restaurants, food outlets, food processors, and deli's not in convenience stores must be reviewed by the Department of Business Regulation, Division of Hotel and Restaurants, and specification sheet from them must be submitted with plans. Receipt for sewer and water connections are required if not serviced by Hernando County Utility Dept.

Non - Regulated Contractors

Some contractors are not regulated by the Development Department, such as trip carpentry, carpet or non-structural aluminum.  For a complete list and additional information on Non-Regulated Contractors, please visit our ordinances on line.

Per Florida Statute 713, you are subject to attachment of your property if persons who work on your property are not paid for the labor, materials or other services that may be provided in connection to your project.

This means that if your hire a contractor and he/she does not pay his/her suppliers, and subcontractors, you may be held liable for any unpaid bills.

In order to alleviate this situation, it is suggested that you ask your contractor for a “Release of Lien” form, which eliminates your property from the threat of lien proceedings.

Once work has begun, if partial payments are requested from your contractor, ask for a “Partial Release of Lien” to cover all supplies and labor expended to that point.

Before the final payment is made to your contractor, make sure your contractor obtains and provides a copy to you, any releases he has obtained from all parties involved with the project. You can have this stipulation placed in the contract so that you are not held responsible for obtaining these releases yourself.

For more information, you can call the Construction Industry Licensing Board of the Department of Professional and Business Regulation at 904-727-6530.