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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOwner Builder Affidavit 1211f M-1 Planning&Develo went Services Department 6" Building Code Regulations D 2300 irginia.AVenrie` Fort Pi rce,Florida 34982 772)462-1553 OWNER/BUILDER AFFIDAVIT DISCLOURE STATEMENT F.S.489.103(n 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 upervision 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 exce ding $75,000.00 as long as it is for your own use or occupancy.You may not build or improve said structures for a 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 leas ,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 1 censes required by state law and by county or municipal licensing ordinances. You may not delegate the .resp risibility for supervising work to a licensed contractor who is not licensed to perform the work being done. Yo construction must comply with all applicable laws;ordinances,building codes,and zoning regulations. Initial I understand that the building official and inspectors are not there to design or give advice on how to meet the minimum code. Initial A) I understand that as an owner-builder that any contract dispi tes with sub-contractors and I must be handled in a civil court with the advice of an attorney. This department will n 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 license,I may be responsible and liable for the cost of the license. Initial I understand that if any person that is unlicensed and unin3ured gets injured on my construction project- they may be entitled to workmen's compensation. I could be held 1 able for all-doctor,lawyer and related medical cost,which could include loss of wages during recovery from their" Jury: .mac .. - - -Initial ,✓ L To qualify for this exemption under this subsection,an o er must personally appear and sign the building permit application and initial the above. I hereby acknowledge that I have read and understand th above disclosure statement and that I further understand that any violation of the terms of the owner/builder a mption shall be reported by the Building and Zoning Dep ent to the Florida State Department of Professional Regulation. Signed and acknowledged on this day-of of 20�. Owner/Builder Sigh at e STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF'ZA �q The f egoing instrume was acknowledged before me this ay of by who is personally known to me,or who has prodeceE as identification. `_ ignature of Notary Type or Print Name of tary (Seal) Title:Notary Public Commission Number SLCPDSD Revised 05/15/2014 Eed LASHAHNA INGRAM ary Public-State of FloridaComm.Expires Dec 20,2018ommission#FF 177249 through National Notary Assn.