HomeMy WebLinkAboutOWNER BUILDER AFFIDAVITSt. Lucie County
Building & Zoning Department
2300 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 SCANNED
(772) 462-1553 BY
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,R AFFIDAVIT DIsCLOSUp.E STATEMINTSt. Lucie County
F.S. 489.103 (7) EXEM=ONS
State law requires construction to be done by licensed contractors. You have applied for a permit under an
exemption to that law. Ile exemption-alinows—you, aCtli-e—ownerr 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 or a commercial building at a cost of
under $75,000.00. The building or residence must be for your own occupancy. It may not be built or substantially
improved for sale or lease. If you sell or lease a building you have built or substantially improved your self within
one year after the construction is complete, the law will presume that you built or substantially improved it 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 licensed contractor who is not licensed to peiform. the work being done.
Any person working on your building who is not licensed must work under your direct supervision and must be
employed by you, which means that you must deduct F.I.C.A. and withholding and pro - dee&-rk
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compensation for that employee, all as prescribed by law. Your construction must comi; �ly
ordinances, building codes, and zoning regulations. Initi
I understand that the building official and inspectors are not there to design or give advice on
the minimum code. Initial
I understand that as an owner -builder that any contract disputes with sub -contractors and I must be ed
in a civil court with the advice of an attorney. This department will not mitigate any contract c
I understand that if I compensate any person or company for work performed they a
re required,,19 be
licensed in this jurisdiction. If for some reason they do not possess a license, I may be responsi I and liab i the
cost of the license. I
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I understand that if any person that is unlicensed and uninsured gets injured on my construction proje
they may be entitled to workmen's compensation. I could be held liable for all doctor, lawyer and related me Q
cost, which could include loss of wages during recovery from their injury. Initial _a 56
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 fOrther
understand that any violation of the terms of the ownerlbuilder exemption shall be reported by the Building and
�Z ' Departmqnt to the Florida State Department of Professional Regulation. d knowledged on this
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