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Home My WebLink AboutOWNER BUILDER AFFIDAVITr Planning & Development Services Department. - - Building & Code Regulations • • 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 (772) 462-1553 SCq OWNER/BUILDERAFFIDAVIT (7) DISCLOSURE ISC IONS STATEMENT St 41/ F.S.4c0UD my State law requires construction to be done by licensed contractors. You have applied for a permit under an exemption to that law. The exemption allows you, as the owner of your property, to act as your own contractor even though you do not have a license. You must provide direct, on -site supervision of the construction yourself. You may build or improve farm outbuildings, a one -family or two-family residence for your use and occupancy. You may also build or improve a commercial building at a cost not exceeding $75,000.00 as long as it is for your own use or occupancy. You may not build or improve said structures for the purposes of selling or leasing that building. If you sell or lease a building you have built or improved within one 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 supervise people working on your building; it is your responsibility to make sure that people employed by you have licenses required by state law and by county or municipal licensing ordinances. You may not delegate the responsibility for supervising work to a li ed contractor who is not licensed to perform the work being done. Your construction must comply with al a I ble laws, ordinances, building codes, and zoning regulations. Initial l I understand that the building official and inspectors are not there to design or give advice on how o eet the minimum code. Initial I understand that as an owner -builder that any contract disputes with sub -contractors and I must died in a civil court with the advice of an attorney. This department will pot mitigate any contract disputes. Initia I understand that if I compensate any person or tympany for work performed they are requ ed o be licensed in this jurisdiction. If for some reason they do not possess a license, I may be responsible and t r l e cost of the license. Initial I understand that if any person that is unlicensed and uninsured gets injured on my construe n olect- they may be entitled to workmen's compensation. I could be held liable for all doctor, lawyer and rel led cal cost, which could include loss of wages during recovery from theininjury. 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 abo disclosure statenie i and that I further understand that any violation of the terns of the ownerMilder exe lion shall be reporte y the Building and Zoning Department to the Florida S epartment of Professions egulation. Signed yd acknowledged on this dayof of 20 Ovvp6uilder Signature STATE OF FLORIDA , COUNTY OF The fo going instrument P acknowledged before me this day of �(,{N� - _ , 20� by V 1'Af l ' N/� [9 V�t�who is personally ]no � to me, or who has nroducedC 1_4& 2fication. or SLCPDSD Revised 05115=14 Number AUDREYB.HUMPHREY ei .= MY COMMISSION N FF 174772 EXPIRES: March 6, 2019 -� RP„F��• Boeded ThN NomyPublic Under am , (Seal)