Homesure of America, Inc. D/B/A Cross Country Home Services; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 37, No. 45, of the November 10, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-...

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Construction Industry Licensing Board

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Construction Industry Licensing Board has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Homesure of America, Inc. D/B/A Cross Country Home Services on October 24, 2011. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 37, No. 45, of the November 10, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on January 13, 2012. The Petitioner requested the Board to interpret Section 489.103(9) and 489.105(3), Florida Statutes, and whether a licensed home warranty association and service warranty association must obtain an air conditioning or mechanical contractors license to market and sell a program to provide minor routine air conditioning preventative maintenance services using CCHS’ network of licensed contractors to provide the services, where the aggregate contract price for labor, materials and all other items provided to each customer will be less than $1,000. The Board’s Order, filed on February 7, 2012, grants the Petition for Declaratory Statement. Pursuant to Section 489.105(3), Florida Statutes, a contractor’s license is required to perform the services described in the petition.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Drew Winters, Executive Director, Construction Industry Licensing Board, P.O. Box 5257, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5257.
Please refer all comments to: Drew Winters, Executive Director, Construction Industry Licensing Board, P. O. Box 5257, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5257.