alligatorob
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What is the name of your state? Florida
I am doing some work on a building of mine, I am pulling the permits myself, which is legal within certain constraints. What I am trying to figure out is how much of the time that work is going on do I need to be physically present. In my business (not construction) I directly supervise people and have onsite supervision responsibilities for projects many miles away, can I do that here? What I really want to do is hire some people I know and trust to do the work and stop by every morning and evening and directly supervise by phone all day.
I did search the Florida Statutes and could not come up with definitions for the words they use like onsite supervision or direct supervision.
I have pasted in a few of what appear to me to be the relevant lines from Florida Law.
From Florida Statutes Chapter 489.103 Exemptions.--This part does not apply to:
(7)Owners of property when acting as their own contractor and providing direct, onsite supervision themselves of all work not performed by licensed contractors, when building........The owner may not delegate the owner's responsibility to directly supervise all work to any other person......The local permitting agency shall provide the person with a disclosure statement in substantially the following form:
Disclosure Statement
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 with certain restrictions even though you do not have a license. You must provide direct, onsite supervision of the construction yourself. .........Any person working on your building who is not licensed must work under your direct supervision and must be employed by you........
I am doing some work on a building of mine, I am pulling the permits myself, which is legal within certain constraints. What I am trying to figure out is how much of the time that work is going on do I need to be physically present. In my business (not construction) I directly supervise people and have onsite supervision responsibilities for projects many miles away, can I do that here? What I really want to do is hire some people I know and trust to do the work and stop by every morning and evening and directly supervise by phone all day.
I did search the Florida Statutes and could not come up with definitions for the words they use like onsite supervision or direct supervision.
I have pasted in a few of what appear to me to be the relevant lines from Florida Law.
From Florida Statutes Chapter 489.103 Exemptions.--This part does not apply to:
(7)Owners of property when acting as their own contractor and providing direct, onsite supervision themselves of all work not performed by licensed contractors, when building........The owner may not delegate the owner's responsibility to directly supervise all work to any other person......The local permitting agency shall provide the person with a disclosure statement in substantially the following form:
Disclosure Statement
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 with certain restrictions even though you do not have a license. You must provide direct, onsite supervision of the construction yourself. .........Any person working on your building who is not licensed must work under your direct supervision and must be employed by you........