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OWNER/BUILDER AFFIDAVIT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT St. Lucie County
F.S. 489.103 (7) EXEMPTIONS
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 countlor
municipal licensing ordinances. You may not delegate the responsibility for supervising work to a licen ed
contractor who is not licensed to perform the work being done. Your construction must comply with all a p uu'cle
laws, ordinances, building codes, and zoning regulations. Initial ilk
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
in a civil court with the advice of an attorney. This department will not 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 liab fyj the
cost of the license. Initial'�1',,r, r
I understand that if any person that is unlicensed and uninsured gets injured on my coal
they may be entitled to workmen's compensation. I could be held liable for all doctor, lawyer and
cost, which could include loss of wages during recovery from their injury. Inii
To qualify for this exemption under this subsection, an owner mat 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 exemption shall be reported by the Building and
Zoning Departme breto t e Florida Stat Department of Professional Regulation. Signed and acknowledged on this
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DISCL�SUI STAIP ENT .
F _S. 489 503, f,6) X PIONS '
State law requires electrical contracting to be done byhcensed electrical Contractors.*You have applied for a _
permit underau exemptionta that°]aw The:exemptio`n ws yoti as the owner ofyour property, to act as your own
electrical contractor'even thoughyou do not have a license. You may install electrical wiring fora farm outbuilding
or::a single-family.or duplex residence: You may install. e1Prn;nai ,u;r,.-
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rna}�not be bu111 for salebr lease. rfyou sell oraease more, than one building you have wired yourselfwrthiu°1_year
after the construction u .complete, fhe.law vvill.presume thatyou built'it for:salc or_lease, whicii:is .a violation ofthis
exemption You maymot.hre,;anunlicensedperson asyourelectrical cbntra&or'- Your'o6nitructionshalibe%d6ne
acbordmg to builduig codes .and zoning:regulations. It is your responsibility to make. sere that people'employefl by .
you have licenses required by state lawand.by. county or municipal licensing ordinances. Failure. to do so mayresult
in a liability for you!
To qualify for this exemption under this subsection, an owner must.personally appear and sign the building
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