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OWNER/BUILDER AFFIDAVIT DISCLO URE STATEMENT
F.S.489.103(7)EXEMPTI NS
State law requires construction to be done by.licensed contra tors. You have applied for a permit under an
exemption to that law. The exemption allows you,as the owner of yo property,to act as your own contractor even
though you do not have a license. You must provide direct,on-site s pervision of the construction yourself. You
may,build or improve farm outbuildings, a one-family or two-famil residence for your use and occupancy. You
may also build or improve a commercial building at a cost not excee ing $75,000.00 as long as it is for your own
use or occupancy.You may not build or improve said structures for t e purposes of selling or leasing that building.
If you sell or lease a building you have built'or improved within o e year after construction is complete, then a
presumption is created that it was built or improved for sale or lease,which is a violation of this exemption. You
may not hire an unlicensed person to act as your contractor or to su ervise people working on your building; it is
your responsibility to make sure that people employed by you have li I enses required by state law and by county or
municipal licensing ordinances. You may not delegate the respo sibility for supervising work to A licensed
contractor who is not licensed to perform the work being done. Your construction must comply with all a plicable
laws,ordinances,building codes,and zoning regulations. Initial
I understand that the building official and inspectors are not here to design or give advice on how to meet
the minimum code. Initial
I understand that as an owner-builder that any contract disputes with sub-contractors and I must be handled
in a civil court with the advice of an attorney. This department will no t mitigate any contract disputes.
Initial
I understand that if I compensate any person or company for work performed they are required to be
licensed in this jurisdiction. If for some reason they do not possess a I icense,I may be responsible and liab a for the
cost of the license. Initial
I understand that if any person that is unlicensed and uninsl ired gets injured on my construction project-
they may be entitled to workmen's compensation. I could be held li ble for all doctor,lawyer and relat medical
cost,which could include.loss of wages during recovery from their inj iry. Initial
To qualify for this exemption under this subsection,an owner must personally appear and sign the building
permit-application and initial the above.
I hereby acknowledge that I have read and understand-the above-disclosure statement and that I further
understand that any violation of the terms of the owner/builder exe nption shall be reported by the Building and
Zoning Department to the Florida State Department of Professional I tegulation. Signed and acknowledged o this
day of of 20
Owner/Buil der Signature
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