Don Meyler Inspections, Inc.; Petitioner asks whether a licensed contractor or licensed home inspector is permitted to provide a flat referral fee to an insurance agent when conducting wind mitigation inspections as permitted in Section 627.711, F.S....

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Business and Professional Regulation has received the petition for declaratory statement from Don Meyler Inspections, Inc. The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of Section 468.8319(1)(h), F.S. as it applies to the petitioner.

Petitioner asks whether a licensed contractor or licensed home inspector is permitted to provide a flat referral fee to an insurance agent when conducting wind mitigation inspections as permitted in Section 627.711, F.S., whether the phrase "broker or agent", as used in Section 468.8319(1)(h), F.S. applies to insurance agents, and whether the advertisement of such incentive/referral fee is permitted.

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Richard Morrison, Executive Director, Home Inspector Licensing Unit, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone].

Please refer all comments to: Richard Morrison, Executive Director, Home Inspector Licensing Unit, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone].